CMS Says RFI Comments Help Drive 2019 Draft Call Letter; Lawmakers Urge MA Transparency

By Michelle M. Stein / February 7, 2018 at 8:50 PM
Almost 300 House lawmakers on Thursday (Feb. 1) asked CMS to make sure changes to Medicare Advantage are carried out in a transparent manner, coming the same day CMS released a draft 2019 MA and Part D Call Letter it says was driven partly by stakeholders' responses to a wide-ranging request for information. "Since January 2017, CMS has met with numerous stakeholders to discuss how to strengthen Medicare Advantage and Part D," CMS says. The agency continues: "We appreciate the...

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