2027 Medicare Advantage Final Payment Rule: Key Changes Explained | David Meyers
From A Health Podyssey by Health Affairs
April 10, 2026 · 17 min
About this episode
David Meyers joins Jeff Byers to discuss the key changes in the 2027 Medicare Advantage final payment rule.
On a special emergency pod episode of Health Affairs This Week coming to you on the A Health Podyssey feed, Health Affairs Publishing’s Jeff Byers welcomes Brown University 's David Meyers to the pod to unpack the 2027 Medicare Advantage final payment rule, including the higher-than-anticipated rate increase, changes to risk adjustment models, what is V28, and the tradeoffs between market stability and long-term program sustainability. To view an Insider Cheat Sheet on the MA rule, purchase Insider . On April 20th , join us for our upcoming Insider exclusive event exploring the evolution of the Medicare Advantage market featuring Sachin Jain , David Meyers , and Grace Mackleby . Related Links: Assessing Recent Regulatory Action On Medicare Advantage ( Health Affairs Forefront )
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Byers
Guest: David Meyers
Topics covered
- Medicare Advantage
- health policy
- payment rules
- risk adjustment
- market stability
- program sustainability
Keywords
- Medicare Advantage
- payment rule
- risk adjustment models
- market stability
- program sustainability
- health policy
- rate increase
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Organizations: Brown University, Health Affairs, Health Affairs Publishing, Insider
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