2020-02085: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
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This proposed rule would revise regulations for the Medicare Advantage (Part C) program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) program, Medicaid program, Medicare Cost Plan program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly to implement certain sections of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, and the 21st Century Cures Act. This proposed rule would also enhance the Part C and D programs, codify several existing CMS policies, and implement other technical changes.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 6 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 42 CFR 405 Federal Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled
- 42 CFR 417 Health Maintenance Organizations, Competitive Medical Plans, and Health Care Prepayment Plans
- 42 CFR 422 Medicare Advantage Program
- 42 CFR 423 Voluntary Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
- 42 CFR 455 Program Integrity: Medicaid
- 42 CFR 460 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
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