Becker's Healthcare March 8, 2022
America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Alliance of Community Health Plans have commented on the proposed 2023 changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
CMS pitched the changes in early February and invited organizations to submit feedback. The two payer industry groups responded in a March news release and a letter.
AHIP said it supports the regulatory efforts to improve the programs, including increasing integration of dual-eligible special needs plans and clarifying policies to customers to improve their experience.
ACHP also said it supports several policies, including the continued application of the statutory minimum of 5.90 percent coding pattern adjustment and CMS studying and eventually implementing end-stage renal disease rates at a smaller geographic level than the...