Medicare program; contract year 2016 policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs. Final rule

Fed Regist. 2015 Feb 12;80(29):7911-66.

Abstract

This final rule amends the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) regulations and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Part D) regulations to implement statutory requirements; improve program efficiencies; strengthen beneficiary protections; clarify program requirements; improve payment accuracy; and make various technical changes. Additionally, this rule finalizes two technical changes that reinstate previously approved but erroneously removed regulation text sections.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Medicare Part C / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Medicare Part C / organization & administration
  • Medicare Part D / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Medicare Part D / organization & administration
  • United States