On April 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized rules that improved the operation and oversight of Dual Eligible Special Needs plans (D-SNPs) and also addressed a number of issues in Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. The CMS fact sheet is available here.
The changes affecting D-SNPs are of particular interest to advocates for low-income older adults. D-SNPs, Medicare managed care plans that only enroll dual eligible members, are designed to coordinate Medicare and Medicaid benefits for enrollees. D-SNPs are growing fast—currently one in four dual eligibles receives Medicare benefits through a D-SNP.
Read more about the rules that become effective January 1, 2023, in our fact sheet.
