On February 19th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2017 Advance Notice and draft Call Letter, which propose payment and policy updates for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. CMS will be accepting comments through March 4th. Attached please find a summary of this information.
The final 2017 Rate Announcement and Call Letter, including the final MA and fee-for-service growth percentages and final county-level benchmarks, will be published on April 4th.