Essential Hospital Designation Requests and Marketing Guidelines
Guidance for Medicare Advantage Regional Preferred Provider Organizations (RPPO) updating previous guidance that RPPOs with an existing contract must submit essential hospital designation requests for non-contracted hospitals in July of each contract year. The update directs RPPOs that list approved essential hospitals in beneficiary communications to meet the disclosure requirements referenced in the attached July 30, 2007 memorandum.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 27, 2008
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