CMS Guidance and Timeline for Contract Year 2017 Contract
Consolidations
Guidance for: This notice provides guidance to Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) seeking to
consolidate contracts of the same product type under the same legal entity for Contract Year
(CY) 2017.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 18, 2016
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.