The Organizational Determination (OD) and Coverage Determination (CD) process can be a source of frustration for members, prescribers and plans. The updates to Chapter 13 and 18 highlight the expectation…
As year-end approaches, most plans are conducting claims testing to ensure that formularies and benefits are administered correctly on January 1 and beyond. Plans and PBMs alike that have experienced…
Financial audits are just one of the many types of Medicare Part D audits. Financial audit frequency and awareness continues to increase, and plans are realizing that they must integrate…
As you checked your plan data that will be displayed on Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) for accuracy during the recent second plan preview, were you happy with your Star Ratings?…
Prior to 2019, plan sponsors were required to make an effort determine whether an immunosuppressant should be paid under Part D or Part B based upon information they had or…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an HPMS memo on August 20, 2019 providing an overview of the upcoming changes to program audits through 2021. These changes…
From July 16-18th over 100 investigative minds met at the annual CMS Fraud Conference in Miami, Florida to talk about current fraud schemes, emerging schemes, data analytics and how to…
BluePeak is pleased to announce our most significant move yet to enhance the services we bring to our valued clients. Effective today, BluePeak Advisors has merged with Gallagher. With operations in more than 35 countries and client-service capabilities in more than 150 countries, Gallagher is a Fortune…
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Chapter 13 of the Medicare Managed Care Manual (MMCM) and Chapter 18 of the Prescription Drug Benefit Manual (PDBM) have been consolidated into one chapter. CMS announced the release of…