MAOs, Brokers, Agents Get Relief With Legal Pause on Policy Changes

  • Jul 18, 2024

    Medicare Advantage insurers and the agents and brokers who sell their plans got a temporary reprieve this month when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a stay in two cases seeking to stop CMS from implementing new agent and broker regulations. Sources say this means the previously finalized restrictions on payments and contract terms will not take effect for the 2025 Annual Election Period, which starts on Oct. 15 and is preceded by official marketing activities beginning Oct. 1, but they advise plans to consider implementing compliant arrangements for plan year 2025 in case things go awry.  

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  • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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