Medicare program; policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare prescription drug benefit programs. Final rule.
This final rule makes revisions to the regulations governing the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) and prescription drug benefit program (Part D) based on our continued experience in the administration of the Part C and D programs. The revisions strengthen various program participation and exit requirements; strengthen beneficiary protections; ensure that plan offerings to beneficiaries include meaningful differences; improve plan payment rules and processes; improve data collection for oversight and quality assessment, implement new policies and clarify existing program policy.
D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054524:Medicare Part D / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States