Lexology December 2, 2025
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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program (Proposed 2027 Rules).

As is common for the annual proposed rules, the Proposed 2027 Rules cover a broad range of topics. In the last few years, the agency has lost multiple legal cases challenging the validity of its rules and/or how it implements its rules – it has lost cases relating to Star Ratings, its updated marketing and communications rules that were adopted for 2025, and most recently, the risk adjustment extrapolation rule. The Proposed 2027 Rules broadly touch on all of these regulatory areas....

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