Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy & Technical Changes To The Medicare Advantage Program

On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released this final rule regarding contract year 2024 policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program. It revises the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, health equity, provider directories, coverage criteria, prior authorization, passive enrollment, network adequacy, and other programmatic areas . . .