Health Affairs November 12, 2019
With the 2020 open enrollment period in full swing, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to release additional guidance and the first weekly enrollment update. This post covers the first weekly enrollment report, updates to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), a new enforcement safe harbor for direct enrollment (DE) entities on quality rating requirements, an extension of relief for dual enrollees in Medicare and marketplace coverage, and data submission requirements for the risk adjustment program for 2019.
First Weekly Open Enrollment Report
On November 6, 2019, CMS released its first weekly enrollment snapshot for the 2020 open enrollment period, which runs from November 1st to December 15th in federal marketplace states. CMS reports its...