CMS: Final rule on Medicare Advantage plans caps comp for brokers, agents

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final rule aims to stop brokers from steering beneficiaries to certain plans in exchange for higher reimbursement from insurers, while giving them more predictable compensation.

By Alan Goforth | April 16, 2024 at 11:58 AM

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that caps broker compensation in Medicare Advantage plans. The 1,327-page rule aims to stop brokers from steering beneficiaries to certain plans in exchange for higher reimbursement from insurers, while giving them more predictable compensation.

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