Are You Meeting CMS and State Access-to-Care Requirements? In the 2025 Final Rule, CMS released its expectations and reporting requirements to ensure timely access to care. Effective January 1, 2025, CMS requires issuers that offer Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), including stand-alone dental plans, to take specific actions.
Read More →Catch the webinar replay for expert insights on impacts of the CMS Final Rule. We discuss: Mental Health Parity | Significant changes will impact provider network operations and reimbursement. Provider Network Requirements | Tightened network adequacy standards are intended to ensure that plans provide beneficiaries with timely
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By Jocelyn Bayliss The 2025 Final Rule from CMS outlined expectations and reporting requirements related to timely access to care. Effective PY 2025, CMS requires that all states with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) develop, conduct, and enforce independent secret shopper surveys to evaluate
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The Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN) is a program that allows veterans to get healthcare services in their communities instead of having to go to a VA facility. It connects veterans with local healthcare providers who have agreements with the VA. The goal is
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CMS has implemented significant regulatory changes to network adequacy standards that require Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to quickly adapt to ensure compliance. Read on for an overview of the necessary steps plans must take to meet these new requirements. Convert Letters of Intent. Health plans that submitted
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An insightful webinar exploring the power of collaboration between providers and health plans to achieve accurate risk-adjusted compensation. While providers and health plans may have different perspectives, there are numerous synergies and opportunities to use data analytics and drive value for patients. We delve into how providers
Read More →– by Jocelyn Bayliss, Program Lead, Provider Network Management & Tina Gallagher, Market Manager, Provider Network Management In April 2023, CMS issued a final rule that added two new specialty types, clinical psychology and clinical social work, to network adequacy standards. Addition of Specialty Types and Amendments
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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
Read More →Per the CY 2023 Final Rule published on May 9, 2022, CMS requires applicants to demonstrate a sufficient network of contracted providers to care for beneficiaries before approving their application. Additionally, for CY 2024, CMS adopted regulations explicitly stating that applications may be denied if network adequacy
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The proposed rule, Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services, includes changes to existing requirements and introduces new requirements. The proposed regulations advance CMS’s efforts to improve access to care, quality and health outcomes; the regulations are intended to promote health equity across fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care delivery
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