title: Medicare 'mega reg' offers providers mixed bag.
abstract: Although the Medicare+Choice regs mostly cover how plans will operate, they also include provisions that will directly, and indirectly, affect Medicare risk providers. Find out how some of these rules might impact you.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002204:Capitation Fee; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States