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The Voice of Regan Pennypacker
Three Costs of Marketing Material Errors
Now that bids have been submitted and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is in the process of finalizing their posted models (check the dates on those versions, people!), it’s time to think about material development and review.
The 2019 Model Marketing Materials Are Posted. Ready for What’s Next?
As we await the Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines (MCMG), The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 Model Marketing Materials which includes standardized outreach and educational materials for Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans, Prescription Drug Plans, and 1876 Cost Plans.
2018 Audit & Enforcement Conference: Program Audit Changes on the Horizon
On Monday, I provided some highlights of last week’s conferences during our weekly Insider call. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the Spring Conference on May 9 and the Audit & Enforcement Conference on May 10. The Program Audit tools and methodology continue to evolve. The agency gave the industry a heads up about the changes when the data collection tools were posted for public comment. Today I focus on one session, New Approach to 2019 Audits and Universes.
Lack of Staff: Biggest Hurdle to Success
Staffing continues to be a major hurdle in the healthcare industry. A recent poll conducted by Gorman Health Group showed that 38% of respondents believed the biggest hurdle to success in their organization was lack of knowledgeable staff or lack of staff.
Latest Audit Enforcement Actions Issued by CMS
Like clockwork, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the enforcement action notices issued to sponsors related to 2017 program audits. Additional detail regarding conditions, audit scores, and enforcement is expected to be included in the 2017 Program Audit Enforcement Report, which the agency hopes to release before their conferences taking place May 9-10. In the meantime, we break down the published data, which includes not only program audit actions but others as well: Read more
CMS Timeliness Monitoring Underway
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) timeliness monitoring is currently underway at organizations with active contracts in 2017 and 2018, with a few exclusions, such as Medicare-Medicaid Plans and organizations that underwent a program audit in 2017 and did not have any invalid data submissions in key audit areas. Is your organization excluded? See the Health Plan Management System memo dated December 12, 2017. If I had a nickel for every time someone referred to this activity as a timeliness audit, I’d have quite a pile of nickels. While it is not an audit, it sure feels like one as the validation activity is the same.
Second NOIA Deadline Approaching
Applicants looking to enter Medicare Advantage, Part D, or the Medicare-Medicaid Plan space have two deadlines to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply, commonly referred to as a “NOIA,” for contract year 2019: November 13, 2017, and January 26, 2018. The first submission allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) team to gauge what resources might be needed during this critical time of year. The second date is provided to allow potential suitors to review the final 2019 application requirements, which should be released here, here, and here around January 9, and then make a decision.
