CMS requires applicants to demonstrate they have a sufficient network of contracted providers before an initial or service-area expansion application is approved. In addition, for CY 2024, CMS will adopt regulations explicitly permitting it to deny applications based on an applicant’s failure to meet network adequacy criteria. Plans
Read More →States begin Medicaid redetermination efforts on April 1, 2023 States will start Medicaid redetermination efforts on April 1, 2023. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 effectively terminated previous requirements that the redetermination period would begin at the end of the Public Health Emergency. If states meet the requirements, they’ll
Read More →In-home care plays an important role within the US healthcare system. When done correctly, an in-home assessment provides a comprehensive overview of a patient’s health status, which is vital to identify potential health risks and can help ensure optimal outcomes for members who are unable to receive
Read More →Plans should begin using the updated IDN no later than May 2, 2023 CMS updated an Office of Management and Budget-approved standardized Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment), also known as the Integrated Denial Notice (IDN). Medicare health plans, including Dual-Eligible Special Needs plans (DSNPs),
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The Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audit is a vital process conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure the correctness of payments to MA plans. CMS determines monthly payments based on the health and demographic characteristics of each member,
Read More →Highlights from HCCA 2023 Managed Care Compliance Conference Presentation by Anne Crawford, ATTAC Consulting Group | Sandra J. Durkin, Strategic Health Law Click here to see full presentation
Read More →Medicare Advantage organizations may not have gotten the outcome they were hoping for in CMS’s recently finalized Risk Adjustment Data Validation rule, but industry experts say they weren’t surprised by the position CMS ultimately took after years of pressure to close out RADV audits and recover identified
Read More →The CDC released ICD-10 code changes that go into effect April 1, 2023. All of the code changes are related to improving the capture of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) information. There are 42 code changes aimed at improved specificity when documenting SDOH conditions, including classifications of:
Read More →2024 Proposed Rule Changes: Impacts to Medicare Advantage & ACA Provider Directories and Contracting
CMS released the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the
Read More →If you plan to enter the value-based insurance design (VBID) market, it’s important to understand the goal of the program in order to make decisions on how to structure it. VBID is a strategy that minimizes or eliminates out-of-pocket costs for high-value services in defined patient populations.
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