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Contract Year 2016 Medicare Advantage Bid Review and Operations Guidance

Guidance for providing the following information for Medicare Advantage Organizations
(MAOs), and, where specified, Section 1876 Cost Plans, as they prepare contract year (CY) 2016
bids for CMS review: information about several specific changes to the Plan Benefit Package
(PBP) software for CY 2016; clarification of existing benefit policies

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: April 14, 2015

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.