Posts Tagged ‘PDP’
CMS End-of-Year (EOY) Low-Income-Subsidy (LIS) Activities—Is Your Health Plan Up to Date?
Hopefully, you are off to a successful AEP! To keep the momentum going, here’s some valuable information and best practices regarding EOY activities, including the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)/Reassignment process. Is your staff well-versed in these activities? Are your systems ready to accept CMS’ year-end files? If not, read on to learn more! As referenced in…
Read MoreCMS Reposts CY2023 ANOC & EOC Models
On August 1, CMS reposted the revised Contract Year (CY) 2023 Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) models due to several identified issues. CMS distributed its “Model Notice Corrections” memo the following day, highlighting many of the changes. This is the first time since 2018 that CMS has provided revised models…
Read MoreCMS Model Materials—Significant Changes for CY23
Wow! The CMS model materials were released weeks earlier than previous years, and we’re thankful for that! There are significant changes for CY23: most notably the reduction in length, reorganization, and reduction of tables and language. View the CY23 Models here: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/ManagedCareMarketing/MarketngModelsStandardDocumentsandEducationalMaterial CMS Model Materials Notable Changes Annual Notice of Change (ANOC)—Notable Changes (applies to…
Read MoreMedicare Communications & Marketing Guidelines (MCMG)—CMS Updates Warrant a Thorough Review
Last month, CMS published a new MCMG, and it looks quite different! Not only is it much shorter, 51 pages compared to the previous 84 pages, it now has CFR references for all sections. Upon review, CMS has removed several details, seemingly anything without a CFR reference which accounts for the slimmed-down version, and it…
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