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
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 14, 2015
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