Medicare Risk Adjustment Data Validation Program: Resources

The content below includes historical information and resources that have been archived.

For recent updates about the program visit the Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation Program Homepage. 

Historical Updates

The 2023 RADV final rule can be accessed on the Federal Register website.

View the fact sheet on the 2023 RADV final rule.

View the recently added RADV Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) updated November 2023.

Historical website content 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has requested a 120-day extension for public comments for the RADV provision in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 2020 MA/Part D rule that was published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2018. CMS will further extend the public comment period until August 28, 2019, for NPRM: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Medicaid Fee-For-Service, and Medicaid Managed Care Programs for Years 2020 and 2021 (CMS-4185-P).  

Additionally, CMS plans to release data underlying a Fee-for-Service Adjuster Study posted on the CMS website on October 26, 2018, which is addressed in the NPRM.  CMS is extending the comment period for the RADV provision to give the public an opportunity to submit meaningful comments to the RADV provision proposal.   

NPRM 4185-P RADV Data Dictionary and NPRM 4185-Provisional Fee for Service Adjuster Coefficients workbook is now publicly available in the downloads section. We are planning to post additional information shortly. Accordingly, we recommend that you check back again soon. 

NPRM 4185-P RADV Data Release Data File Descriptions 

FFS.TABLE_10A_ORIG_0_ELIG1M 

This file lists the risk scores based on the normalized coefficients for each ELIGIBLE MA enrollee in the SAMPTB_Y13_ELIG1M. This risk score was calculated by summing the relative factors that were calculated from the normalized coefficients. The enrollees can be linked back to SAMPTB_Y13_ELIG1M by the identifier field LNKEYNUM. 

FFS.TABLE_10A_ORIG_0_FULL1M 

This file lists the risk scores based on the normalized coefficients for each FULL MA enrollee in the SAMPTB_Y13_FULL1M. This risk score was calculated by summing the relative factors that were calculated from the normalized coefficients. The enrollees can be linked back to SAMPTB_Y13_FULL1M by the identifier field LNKEYNUM. 

Now Available: 

Data release described in Federal Register notice displayed on June 27^th for RADV provision CMS-4185-N4 and referenced on April 30, 2019 (84 FR 18215).