Fierce Healthcare April 7, 2020
A major insurance group asked the Trump administration to make new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans voluntary rather than mandatory until 2022 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) weighed in on a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that instills policy and technical changes to MA plans starting in 2021. But as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the healthcare industry’s finances, payers want any changes to be voluntary for next year and become mandatory in 2022.
“This would help plans limit as much as possible the uncertainties surrounding the bid process,” the group said in comments. “It would also enable them to best focus resources on helping patients and providers in...
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