On November 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule regarding Contract Year (CY) 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Prescription Drug...more
For plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (ERISA), the doctrine of federal ERISA preemption over state statutes, regulations or administrative schemes has been a central...more
4/13/2023
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ERISA Litigation ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reimbursements
The managed care space saw a number of regulatory and legislative developments in 2022 that are shaping the sector as we move further into 2023. Against this backdrop, the healthcare sector itself has continued to transform...more
3/16/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
CMMI ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Joint Venture ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Agenda
Over the past year, we saw significant developments in managed care regulation at the federal and state levels, and we anticipate the rapid pace of change to continue in 2021. In this webinar, attendees will hear an analysis...more
1/12/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Plan Sponsors ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Transparency ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Webinars
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The final Medicaid managed care rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 25, 2016, (the Final Rule) establishes a new federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard for Medicaid...more
States would have the option to create binding Medicaid MLR requirements modeled after existing commercial market MLR standards.
This article is part of a series that takes an in-depth look at several proposals that...more