A scatter plot shows 'Original penalty' & 'Modified penalty' vs 'Hospital MA penetration'. 'Original penalty' marked in black, has a rising trendline. 'Modified penalty' marked in blue, shows a decreasing trendline. Y-axis is 'HRRP penalty, $, thousands'.
Hospitals with higher #MedicareAdvantage penetration incurred inflated #HRRP penalties due to unobserved patient severity; adjusting for MA would shift up to $297 million in penalties annually. ja.ma/49PY6L9
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