CMS Pauses Acceptance Of Plan Proposals For Medicare Auto-Enrollment

CMS is temporarily suspending acceptance of new proposals that allow Medicare Advantage plans to automatically enroll new Medicare beneficiaries, a move praised by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, which is pushing for more consumer protections as CMS reviews its so-called seamless enrollment policies. The agency also released data on which plans have been approved to use this tool. Insurers that offer both Medicare and non-Medicare health plans -- including Medicaid managed care plans, Qualified Health Plans in the marketplace or...