CMS To Let Medicare FFS Companies Back In Market

The 7 insurers that voluntarily agreed to suspend sales of Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service coverage are now in compliance with program marketing rules, according to officials with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

CMS today will announce that the 7 carriers that agreed to the voluntarily suspension of Medicare Advantage sales can return to the market, officials said here at a conference organized by the America’s Health Insurance Plans, Washington.

The private FFS program, which relies on private insurers to run Medicare plans which permit members to see any willing provider, has about 1.3 million members.