Matthew Fiedler

2 months ago | brookings.edu | Matthew Fiedler

Editor's note: The author submitted the comment letter to the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services on January 24, 2025. Matthew Fiedler commented on policy changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the 2026 plan year.

Nov 12, 2024 | brookings.edu | Matthew Fiedler

Editor's note: The author submitted the comment letter to the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services on November 7, 2024.

Oct 9, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Matthew Fiedler

On October 4, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule containing the 2026 HHS Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters and certain proposals related to the Basic Health Program. This article summarizes the proposed rule’s provisions related to the individual and small group market risk adjustment programs; a companion article by Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis summarizes the proposed rule’s other provisions.

Jun 17, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Matthew Fiedler

Last week, the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released updated national health expenditure projections. The actuaries project that health spending will resume its long upward march as a share of the economy, ending a period of more than a decade over which health’s share of the economy changed little (aside from a now-reversed pandemic-era spike). In this piece, I first summarize the actuaries’ projections and put them in the context of historical trends.

Apr 9, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Matthew Fiedler

On April 2, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury published a final rule that includes the final 2025 HHS Notice of Benefit Payment Parameters and certain other provisions. Most of the provisions of the final rule have been summarized in a prior article by Sabrina Corlette and Jason Levitis. This article examines provisions related to the individual and small group market risk adjustment programs.