Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction, halting the implementation of certain provisions within the CMS Final Rule for Contract Year 2025. This rule aimed to overhaul the compensation arrangements between
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Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions and Tammy Hall, Senior Consultant, Compliance Solutions Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offering supplemental benefits have reported enrollee underutilization of many of these benefits. Supplemental benefits may include hearing, dental, vision, fitness programs, over-the-counter drugs, transportation for medical appointments, and other services that address
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Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions Read in .pdf here The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ushered in a new era for the Medicare Advantage Part C and Prescription Drug Benefit programs with the unveiling of the Contract Year 2025 Final Rule. This comprehensive regulatory overhaul
Read More →Dr. Michael Chapman, DO, MHCM, MS, FACOEP, is a Clinical Advisor at ATTAC Consulting Group. He is board-certified in emergency medicine, with more than a decade of clinical experience. Dr. Chapman has served as Medical Director for a health plan with more than a million members in commercial,
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Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare affected clinical-decision support, eligibility verifications, chart abstractions, and pharmacy operations, and has highlighted vulnerabilities within the industry’s digital infrastructure. In light of these disruptions, plans need to explore the broader implications, particularly concerning Part D, CAHPS,
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Reprinted with AIS Health permission from the 2/1/24 issue of Radar on Medicare Advantage 2024 Medicare Advantage Trends For our annual series of outlook stories on the year ahead in Medicare Advantage, AIS Health, a division of MMIT, asked multiple experts what they view as MA organizations’ “keys
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Reprinted with AIS Health permission from the 1/4/24 issue of Radar on Medicare Advantage 2024 Medicare Advantage Outlook For our annual series of outlook stories on the year ahead in Medicare Advantage, AIS Health, a division of MMIT, spoke with more than a dozen industry experts on the
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Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to build upon its strategy to support person-centered, value-based care through the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D programs proposed rule. These proposals, a bold stride towards enhancing health equity, transparency, and patient-centric
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In this webinar, we discuss the critical role providers play in the success of improved health outcomes, Star ratings, HEDIS measures and risk adjustment. We dive into: – What provider organizations should know about the latest trends in Star ratings, HEDIS measures and risk adjustment – Risk
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Charles Baker, VP, Compliance Solutions The issue of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans paying administrative fees to field marketing organizations (FMOs) and agents is a hot topic. This is particularly true in light of recent congressional oversight hearings and the newly released 2025 Medicare Advantage Part D proposed
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