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Medicare Part C Part D

5 Universal Strategies to Move the Needle on Star Rating Improvements: A Medication Adherence Case Study

One of the surprises in the release of plans’ Star Ratings results for the 2019 open enrollment season was that Star Ratings around Part D adherence scores, on average, slipped.…

BluePeak AdvisorsDecember 1, 2018

CMS MBI Medicare Open Enrollment Part D

Is Your Plan Ready for the New Year?

Annual Notices of Changes (ANOC) shared with enrollees Evidence of Coverage (EOC) shared with enrollees Formulary shared with enrollees Pharmacy and Provider Directories shared with enrollees Medicare Communications Marketing Guidelines…

BluePeak AdvisorsDecember 1, 2018

CMS Medicare Part C Part D PBM

Proposed Rule Aimed at Drug Price Transparency Could Lead to Inadvertent Member Confusion

On October 18, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule which, if finalized, will amend the Medicaid and Medicare Parts A, B, C, and…

BluePeak AdvisorsNovember 22, 2018

CMS MAT Medicare MME Opioids Part D PBM

CMS Continues to Deploy Revised Strategies to Assist with Identifying and Deterring Opioid Abuse

To assist Medicare Part D sponsors with monitoring efforts and potentially avoid overutilization of opioids in the elderly Medicare population, CMS has deployed numerous strategies over the past several years…

BluePeak AdvisorsSeptember 21, 2018

CMS EOC HPMS Marketing MCMG Medicare

Medicare Communications Marketing Guidelines: A Primary Topic at the CMS Fall Conference

BluePeak Highlights the Changes to MCMG Requirements The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2018 Medicare & Prescription Drug Plan Fall Conference and Webcast kicked off on Thursday, September…

BluePeak AdvisorsSeptember 21, 2018

ANOC/EOC CMS FDA HPMS Medicaid Medicare Part D

Indication-Based Formulary Design in CY2020

Beginning in the 2020 contract year (“CY2020”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) will permit Part D sponsors to implement indication-based formulary designs that tailor formulary coverage of…

BluePeak AdvisorsSeptember 4, 2018

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CMS to Provide Training on the New Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines at Upcoming Fall Conference

As plans work through the biggest changes to the Medicare Marketing Guidelines since its inception – including changing the name of the guidance to the Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines…

BluePeak AdvisorsAugust 24, 2018

Call Letter CMS Medicare Part C Part D

Top Three Things Plans Need to Know to Manage and Improve Star Ratings

The release of the 2019 Call Letter, which allows plans to include quality improvement and member intervention costs in their bid, signals the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’)…

BluePeak AdvisorsJune 26, 2018

CMS Marketing MCMG Medicare

CMS Updates Definition of Marketing, Reduces Required Hard Copy Member Materials

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) typically issues a draft version of the Medicare Marketing Guidelines (MMG) early in the year for comment before releasing the final version…

BluePeak AdvisorsJune 7, 2018

CMS Medicaid Medicare PDE

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CMS Account Managers May Contact Plans to Assess New Medicare Card Project Readiness PDE Self-Audits Cost At Least One Plan Over $1 Million in Claims Reversals CMS to Conduct Provider…

BluePeak AdvisorsMarch 6, 2018