CMS issues proposals to improve MA plan provider directory accuracy, PBM transparency requirements and reduce drug costs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule Oct. 16 seeking to codify regulations that will improve the accuracy of Medicare Advantage plan provider directories, establish transparency and compensation requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and their affiliates, and reduce copayments for generic drugs to $0 for low-income Medicare Part D beneficiaries. Among the proposed rule’s provisions, it would require MA plans to verify and update their provider directory in...
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Policy / Regulatory Changes signal via AHA News: "CMS issues proposals to improve MA plan provider directory accuracy, PBM transpa…".
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] AHA News reports on policy / regulatory changes: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule Oct. 16 seeking to codify regulations that will improve the accuracy of Medicare Advantage plan provider directories, establish transparency and compe…
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