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CMS gave MA plans a 2.48% rate bump for 2027, 27x what it first proposed. The real number is 4.98% with risk trend added, and both hide one quiet decision.

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CMS's 2027 Medicare Advantage Rate Bump Looks Like a Gift. The Real Story Is What It Postpones.
By Raghu Santhanam, MBA, MHA, HFMA, FACHE | VBC Advisor | Healthcare CFO & Analytics Executive Medicare Advantage insurer stocks jumped in after-hours trading the moment CMS released its final 2027 ra...
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September 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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VBC isn't a payment model. It's an operating system. AI, population health, Six Sigma, EMR automation, price transparency... all one system, not six competing initiatives. New piece on why the CFO has to be the one running it 👇

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Value Based Care Is Not a Payment Model. It Is an Operating System
By Raghu Santhanam, MBA, MHA, HFMA, FACHE | VBC Advisor | Healthcare CFO & Analytics Executive Ask ten healthcare executives to define value based care (VBC), and most will describe a reimbursement me...
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July 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Medical economics still runs as a rearview mirror function when CFOs need it driving the forecast. What this means for risk adjustment, RADV exposure, and reserves in 2026 👇

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Why Medical Economics Can No Longer Live in a Silo
By Raghu Santhanam, MBA, MHA, HFMA, FACHE | VBC Advisor | Healthcare CFO & Analytics Executive A CFO can close the books on a clean medical loss ratio and still walk into the next board meeting with a...
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July 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM