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Payments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in 2008 will be 12.4% more than the corresponding costs in traditional Medicare—an average increase of $986 per MA plan enrollee, for a total of more than $8.5 billion, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. 
New York Attorney General (AG) Andrew M. Cuomo announced September 3 a $35 million settlement with Healthfirst, the largest Medicaid managed care provider operating in the state, to resolve allegations that the company violated its contract by paying bonuses and other compensation incentives to its marketing representatives based on productivity. 
