What’s happening: CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to a request for information related to data collection for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
What else to know: CHA strongly encourages CMS to use the formal rulemaking process to implement additional data collection and reporting requirements.
In the letter, CHA responds to questions about:
- Beneficiary access and experience of care
- Prior authorization and utilization management
- Inappropriate claims denials and payment-related issues
- Value-based payments
- Policy principles for data collection