Evolving Expectations: Medicare Advantage Compliance for Plans and Providers

Evolving Expectations: Medicare Advantage Compliance for Plans and Providers

Author: American Health Law Association November 4, 2025 Duration: 50:02
Kathy Roe, Managing Attorney, Health Law Consultancy, speaks with Annie Shieh and Judith Waltz, Partner, Foley & Lardner, about the impact of recent changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) compliance on plans and providers. They discuss what plans and providers are responsible for when it comes to MA compliance, the current MA landscape, MA compliance changes from a plans perspective (including the current Administration and the 2026 Final Rule), MA compliance changes from a provider perspecti...

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