Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 & Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy & Technical Changes To The Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program & Medicare Cost Plan Program

On April 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final ruling that revises the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), and Medicare cost plan regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, drug coverage, enrollment processes, special needs plans, and other programmatic areas.

The primary purpose of the rule is to amend the regulations for the Medicare Advantage (Part C) program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) program, and Medicare cost plan program. The rule includes a number of changes . . .