Archive for May 2017
Industry Alert: Iowa Senator Calls for Greater Scrutiny of MA Plans
Kaiser Health News recently published an article about Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asking federal health officials to tighten scrutiny of private Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans. His request comes amid ongoing concern that insurers over-bill the government by billions of dollars every year. In mid-April, Grassley wrote a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Updating Last Year’s AEP Materials vs. Using CMS’s Model Docs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release its 2018 Model Documents for Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) materials any day. When it does, health plans will face the same question they face year after year – do we start fresh using this year’s Model Documents or update last year’s materials? With Annual Notice…
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