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Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program
Published April 6, 2026. Takes effect June 1, 2026. printed at 91 FR 17384. amending 42 CFR 422, 42 CFR 423.
This sets rules for Medicare plans run by private firms. It covers 2027.
What the Rule Says It Does
This final rule revises the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), and Medicare cost plan regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, drug coverage, enrollment processes, special needs plans, and other programmatic areas.
This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.
The Orders It Names
- Executive Order 14221: Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients With Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information
- Executive Order 14243: Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos
- Executive Order 14267: Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers
The rule names these orders itself. What it does about them is a reading, and none is recorded here.
How This Rule Is Quoted
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