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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
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 6, 2026. It took effect on June 1, 2026.
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What the agency says
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.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-06600
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- April 6, 2026
- Takes effect
- June 1, 2026
- Dates
- Effective date: These regulations are effective June 1, 2026.
- Docket
- CMS-4208-F3 and CMS-4212-F
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AV40; 0938-AV63
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 422; 42 CFR 423
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Health facilities; Health maintenance organizations (HMO); Medicare; Penalties; Privacy; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 219
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