Medicare Will Spend More Than $13 Billion on the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Program in 2026 Authors: Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Nancy Ochieng, and Meredith Freed

https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-will-spend-more-than-13-billion-on-the-medicare-advantage-quality-bonus-program-in-2026/ The Medicare program will spend at least $13 billion on the Medicare Advantage quality bonus program in 2026, as 68% of Medicare Advantage enrollees are in a plan that qualifies for higher payments under the program.