Category Archives: Policy and HPMS Memos
CMS HPMS Memo to Review Data Used for Medicare Part C, D Star Ratings and Display Measures, Apr-24
CMS Memo to Review Data Used for Medicare Part C and D Star Ratings and Display Measures Posted in Health Plan Management System (HPMS), Issued April 11, 2024.
CMS Releases Memo Providing CY 2025 SMAC Submission Instructions, Medicare Managed Care Manual Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released on January 25, 2024, a memorandum providing the Contract Year (CY) 2025 State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC) Submission Instructions, as well as updates to Chapter 16-B of the Medicare Managed Care Manual, which include changes to Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) definitions and additional D-SNP requirements. Regulatory changes may impact plans’ qualification as a fully integrated D-SNP (FIDE SNP) or highly integrated D-SNP (HIDE SNP). Applications to offer FIDE or HIDE SNPs will be due February 14.