CMS Skips Another Year on the MCMG

Health plans are wondering “where are my updated Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG)?” For the second consecutive year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) stated that there will be no updated MCMG for CY2021. Instead, plans are instructed to use the existing MCMG and related memos from CY2020. How will changes be…

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Can Medicare Advantage Cure America’s Healthcare Crisis?

The face of America is changing. Race relations are evolving. Social interaction has been altered, perhaps forever. The economy is transforming. And our healthcare crisis is ripe for disruption. Is this revolution going to be painful or painless, bloody or bloodless? Are you prepared for seismic shifts in the way our country provides healthcare? Forbes…

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Why Virtual Workplaces Work

In an age of uncertainty, some things are certain. Virtual Workplaces can and do work. CODY has been a virtual company since inception. We are innovators, not just in the marketplace, but in how we operate internally. Our culture embraces automation and we are constantly increasing our productivity.  We believe in bottom line ROI results…

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The Bridge – Volume 7

From the Desk of … Readiness Checklist – Annual Task to Complete or a Valuable Profitability Tool? CMS provides a comprehensive Readiness Checklist in October to be used as a self-assessment of your health plan’s ability to meet CMS requirements for the upcoming plan year. The Readiness Checklist includes many of the same critical requirements…

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