Following the release of a Request for Information in August, CMS issued an interim final rule on December 12 requiring dialysis facilities that offer premium assistance for individual market health plans, whether directly or through a third party, to educate patients on their coverage options and to ensure that issuers are informed of and agree to accept third-party payments. CMS still is “considering whether it would be appropriate to prohibit third party premium payments for individual market coverage completely for people with alternative public coverage.”
CMS Issues Interim Final Rule Establishing New Transparency Requirements for Dialysis Facilities Offering Premium Assistance
Dec 13, 2016