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Medicare Advantage Payment Rates Information

(Medicare+Choice; AAPCC)


2005 Medicare Advantage Rates

Cover Letter

  • Browse online in HTML
  • Browse in PDF (120 K bytes)

Medicare Advantage Ratebook

  • View rates online
  • Demographic Factors
  • Risk Factors:
    • Aged & disabled tables 1, 2, 3, and 4
    • ESRD tables 1-5
  • Download ratebook2005.zip (70K bytes) Zip archive expands to:
    1. rate2005.csv
    2. demofac.csv
    3. exhib1.csv
    4. exhib2.csv
    5. exhib3.csv
    6. exhib4.csv
    7. esrd1.csv
    8. esrd2.csv
    9. esrd3.csv
    10. esrd4.csv
    11. esrd5.csv

Rate calculation data

  • calculationdata2005.zip (425K bytes) Zip archive expands to:
    1. AGED2005.csv
    2. DBLD2005.csv
    3. ESRD2005.csv
    4. RISK2005.csv
  • aga2005.zip (209K bytes) Zip archive expands to:
    1. CalculationOfAGA.doc
    2. AGAAGED2005.csv
    3. AGADBLD2005.csv
    4. AGAESRD2005.csv
    5. AGARISK2005.csv

Preliminary Notice

  • 45 Day Notice containing the Preliminary 2005 USPCC's (03/26/2004)
    • Browse online in HTML
    • Browse in PDF (42K bytes)
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2004 Medicare Advantage Rates

Effective March - December

Cover Letter

  • Browse online in HTML
  • Browse in PDF (14K bytes)

Medicare Advantage Ratebook

Rate calculation data

  • calculationdata2004b.zip (499K bytes) Zip archive expands to:
    1. aged2004_revised.csv
    2. dsab2004_revised.csv
    3. esrd2004_revised.csv
    4. risk2004_revised.csv
    5. readme04b.txt
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2004 Medicare+Choice Rates

Effective January - February ONLY

Cover Letter

  • Browse online in HTML
  • Browse in PDF (120K bytes) (Error in Exhibit 3 heading corrected 5-13-03)

Medicare+Choice Ratebook

Rate calculation data

  • calculationdata2004.zip (405K bytes) Zip archive expands to:
    1. aged2004.csv
    2. dsab2004.csv
    3. esrd2004.csv
    4. risk2004.csv
    5. readme04.txt

Preliminary Notice

  • 45 Day Notice containing the Preliminary 2004 USPCC's (03/28/2003)
    • Browse online in HTML
    • Browse in PDF (241K bytes)
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Historical Rates & Data

  • USPCC Rates
  • Historical Medicare Advantage, Medicare+Choice, and AAPCC Standardized Per Capita Rates of Payment and Rate Calculation Data
  • Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2003 Medicare+Choice Payment Rates (03/01/2002)
    • Browse online in HTML
    • Browse in PDF (44K bytes)
  • Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2002 Medicare+Choice (M+C) Payment Rates (01/12/2001)
  • Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2001 Medicare+Choice Payment Rates (03/01/2001)
    • Browse online in HTML
    • Browse in PDF (42K bytes)
  • Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2001 Medicare+Choice Payment Rates (03/01/2000)
  • Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2001 Medicare+Choice (M+C) Payment Rates (01/15/2000)
  • Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2000 Medicare+Choice Payment Rates (03/01/1999)
  • Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for the CY 2000 Medicare+Choice Payment Rates (01/15/1999)
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Risk Adjustment Information, Data files, & Programs


CMS-HCC Payment Model software and data for 2004

  • Note to M+C Organizations Regarding ICD-9 Code Differences in Final CMS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model (Posted 07/17/03)
  • hccsoftware.zip (49K bytes) This archive expands to 12 files. Read HCCsoft description.rtf (included in the archive) for further details and instructions.
  • avgrisk.zip (36K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. avgrisk.csv -- Estimated average county risk factors
  • Additional data pertaining to the CMS-HCC model.

PIP-DCG payment model software and data for 2003

  • pipprogs2003.zip (48K bytes) ( Note: revisions were made in the 3 files below in October, 2002 to reflect the doubled CHF extra payment amount for 2003) This archive expands to:
    1. PIPPROGS.TXT -- Documentation (revised October, 2002)
    2. PIPMODEL.TXT -- SAS Program Code (revised October, 2002)
    3. FMTPROG.TXT -- SAS Program Code (revised October, 2002)
  • icd-dxg.zip (67K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. ICD2DXG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by ICD codes
    2. DXG2ICD.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DxGroups
  • dxg-dcg.zip (5K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. DXG2DCG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DxGroups
    2. DCG2DXG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DCG categories

PIP-DCG payment model software and data for 2002

  • pipprogs2002.zip (48K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. PIPPROGS.TXT -- Documentation (revised November 29, 2001)
    2. PIPMODEL.TXT -- SAS Program Code (revised and updated January, 2001)
    3. FMTPROG2.TXT -- SAS Program Code (revised and updated January, 2001)
  • icd-dxg.zip (67K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. ICD2DXG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by ICD codes
    2. DXG2ICD.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DxGroups
  • dxg-dcg.zip (5K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. DXG2DCG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DxGroups
    2. DCG2DXG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DCG categories

PIP-DCG payment model software and data for 2000 and 2001

  • pipprogs2000.zip (22K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. PIPPROGS.TXT -- Documentation
    2. PIPMODEL.TXT -- SAS Program Code (revised and updated March 1999)
    3. FMTPROG.TXT -- SAS Program Code
    4. FMTXWALK.TXT -- DATA
  • icd-dxg.zip (55K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. ICD2DCG.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by ICD codes
    2. DCG2ICD.CSV -- Crosswalk sorted by DCG codes
  • avgrisk.zip (33K bytes) This archive expands to:
    1. AVGRISK.CSV -- Estimated average county risk factors
  • Risk adjuster description (January 15, 1999 45-day notice)
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Fee-for-Service Expenditure Data by County

  • Cover Note (May 10, 2004)
  • ffs2002.zip (476K bytes). Archive expands to:
    1. aged2002.csv
    2. dbld2002.csv
    3. esrd2002.csv
  • ffs2001.zip (478K bytes). Archive expands to:
    1. aged2001.csv
    2. dbld2001.csv
    3. esrd2001.csv
  • ffs2000.zip (526K bytes). Archive expands to:
    1. aged2000.csv
    2. dbld2000.csv
    3. esrd2000.csv
  • ffs1999.zip (489K bytes). Archive expands to:
    1. aged1999.csv
    2. dbld1999.csv
    3. esrd1999.csv
  • ffs1998.zip (489K bytes). Archive expands to:
    1. aged1998.csv
    2. dbld1998.csv
    3. esrd1998.csv
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Reports

  • Report to Congress: Proposed Method of Incorporating Health Status Risk Adjusters into Medicare+Choice Payments (March 1999, PDF Format, 492K bytes)
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Contact

  • All questions on Medicare+Choice / AAPCC Payment Rates Information should be emailed to: dmmce@cms.hhs.gov. To expedite this process, please mention "Medicare+Choice/AAPCC" in your request.
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Last Modified on Thursday, September 16, 2004