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Medicare Advantage plan comparison tool

Milliman MACVAT for Medicare Advantage Organizations

MACVAT helps Medicare Advantage organizations assess plan value across regions, payer organizations, and time by leveraging detailed Medicare Advantage data. Compare plan designs, track market changes, and see how premiums, benefits, and Star ratings affect competitive position. Our market-leading value added metric provides a consistent benchmark that supports both analysis and clear strategic discussions. Today, MACVAT is used by MAOs representing more than 92% of Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan enrollment.

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THE CHALLENGE

Difficult to measure plan value

Comparing plans using raw Medicare Advantage data can be challenging. Market shifts, benefit variation, and enrollment changes introduce noise, and standard comparisons often miss how premiums and broader market dynamics influence value. MAOs need faster, clearer insight to guide forward-looking decision-making and clearly explain their plans’ value.

THE SOLUTION

Directly compare plan values using MACVAT value added metrics

MACVAT uses our proprietary Medicare Advantage value added metrics to compare plans. The value added helps users analyze benefit richness, premium impact, and enrollment trends across time. Within our highest tier offering, users can dive even deeper into understanding variation of specific supplemental benefit investments by plan. Results show clear differences in plan and organization value positioning. MACVAT’s side-by-side views and interactive filters make comparisons fast, reliable, and actionable.

Benefits

Compare plan value accurately

Apply our consistent value added metric to evaluate and compare plan, market, and organization level differences quickly supported by powerful Medicare Advantage competitive analysis and industry-leading pricing analytics.

Support key strategy discussions

Leverage Medicare Advantage analytics with MACVAT to strengthen internal alignment and guide confident product strategy.

Track value over time

Monitor design shifts and value changes year over year on a consistent apples-to-apples basis longitudinally.

Focus on key markets

Whether by plan, market, organization, or nationally — all views are available within the MACVAT ecosystem.

Cross-functional alignment

Use MACVAT to provide consistent-actuarial backed insights on market strategy to product, actuarial, finance, and executive teams. Clear visualizations and multi-use data platforms allow easy explanation of competitive position and strategy within your organization.

Guide bid pricing and strategic plan design

Incorporate value added data into MA bid product decisions and benefit modeling, and use MACVAT to identify strategic gaps or opportunities in product design for upcoming bid cycles.

Features

Use the value added metric

Quantify plan value using a standardized per-member-per-month benchmark across plans and across time. Use our value added metric focused on general enrollment membership or dual-eligible membership to best reflect the populations you support.

Visualize results with Power BI

Use dynamic charts and view dashboards based on Medicare Advantage plan benefit package data to explain plan positions.

Review historical data

Analyze historical benefit design and market movement to inform macro-level strategy.

Access web and Excel formats

Choose your preferred format for integration with internal systems.

Analyze all benefit offerings

MACVAT includes in- and out-of-network, Part D, Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill — (SSBCI)/Uniformity Flexibility (UF) — ( SSBCI/UF), and mandatory and optional supplemental benefits for a complete comparative picture.

Flag design changes quickly

Identify shifts in benefits, premiums, and value added at a glance.

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Explore MACVAT for additional sectors

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MACVAT for Provider Organizations

Milliman MACVAT is a MA plan comparison tool that helps providers understand payer value positioning, benefit design, and market trends to support strategy and contract planning.

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MACVAT for Investors and PE Firms

Milliman MACVAT is a MA comparison tool that assists stakeholders assessing the MA landscape with understanding payer value proposition through our proprietary and robust value added metric.

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