Total Beneficiary Cost (TBC) Data for CY 2017 Bid Preparation
Guidance for: The purpose of this email is to announce that plan-specific adjustment amounts that Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations must use to determine their plans' compliance with CMS' TBC
requirement have been posted on HPMS and may be accessed by selecting: Quality and
Performance > Performance Metrics > Costs > Part C Total Beneficiary Costs.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 18, 2016
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