Medicare program; nonrenewal of carrier contracts HCFA. Final rule with comment period.
In this rule, we are revising the wording of current regulations that concern the nonrenewal of a contract between HCFA and a carrier when the contract expires. The regulations now refer to the "termination" of a contract, rather than "nonrenewal," which describes the actual process.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States