CMS Issues Final Rule on CY2019 Policy Changes and Updates to MA, Part D

On April 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Part D prescription drug benefit program. Included in the final rule, among additional changes, are:

• Codifying the methodology of Star Ratings for Part C and D programs
• Revising regulations that control maximum out-of-pocket and cost-sharing limits
• Limiting the Part D special enrollment period for dual or other LIS-eligible beneficiaries
• Changing the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period

Posted 4/3/2018