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MLTSS Association Signs-on to Coalition Letter Advocating for Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefit Flexibilities
On March 17th, the MLTSS Association, along with the Special Needs Plan Alliance (SNP Alliance), the Association for Community Affiliated...
Mar 20

MLTSS Association and SNP Alliance Develop State Scenarios for CY 2025 MA and Part D Final Rule
The MLTSS Association and SNP Alliance have collaborated to develop state scenario slides analyzing how the CY 2025 Medicare Advantage...
Feb 13

MLTSS Association Recommendations to States to Improve State Medicaid Agency Contracts (SMACs)
The MLTSS Association has created an educational resource containing common challenges with State Medicaid Agency Contracts (SMACs) and...
Feb 6

MLTSS Association Comments on the 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule
On January 27th, 2025, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on the 2026 MA and Part D Proposed Rule. Among its provisions, this rule...
Jan 28

MLTSS Association Comments on the 2027 SMAC Application
On January 21st, 2025, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on proposed changes to the 2027 State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC)...
Jan 27

Breaking Down the CY 2025 Final Rule: Changes for Dually Eligible Individuals and D-SNPs
The CY 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule, published in April 2024, introduced several important changes to enrollment...
Dec 12, 2024

MLTSS Staff Presents at the Special Needs Plan (SNP) Alliance Fall Forum
MLTSS Association staff presented on "State Scenarios for New CMS Integration Requirements" at the Special Needs Plan (SNP) Alliance Fall...
Oct 30, 2024

MLTSS Assn and SNP Alliance Send Joint Letter to Congress on the DUALS Act
The MLTSS Association and SNP Alliance sent a letter to Congress with comments on the DUALS Act of 2024, which aims to improve...
Jul 30, 2024

MLTSS Assn Resources on the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule
On April 4th, CMS released the Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program and the Medicare...
Apr 29, 2024

MLTSS Assn and SNP Alliance Send Joint Letter to Congress on Integrated Care Bill
The MLTSS Association and the SNP Alliance sent a letter to Congress on bipartisan integrated care legislation that proposes to advance...
Mar 13, 2024

MLTSS Association Comments on CMS 2025 Advance Notice
On January 31st, 2024, CMS published the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA)...
Mar 4, 2024

MLTSS Assn Comments on CMS 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule
On January 5th, 2024, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on CMS’ 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D proposed rule. Among its...
Jan 8, 2024

Updated Policy Proposals to Advance Integrated Care
Following up on our work from July 2021, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association has updated its set of policy proposals to advance...
Sep 19, 2023

Comments on Dual Eligible Discussion Draft Bill
On June 30th, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on a bipartisan discussion draft of a bill that proposes to advance integrated...
Jul 5, 2023

Congressional Briefing: What is Integrated Care?
On April 13th, Mary Kaschak facilitated a bipartisan Congressional committee educational session on behalf of the Long-Term Quality...
Apr 19, 2023

MLTSS Assn Comments on CMS 2024 Advance Notice
On February 1, 2023, CMS published the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 for Medicare Advantage (MA)...
Mar 6, 2023

MLTSS Assn Comments on CMS 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule
On February 13th, 2023, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on CMS’ 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D proposed rule. Among its...
Feb 13, 2023

MLTSS Leadership Summit: CMS Administrator Calls to Action on Health Equity and Integration
The population served by MLTSS health plans experiences stark disparities by race and ethnicity, making it critical to ensure that this...
Jan 25, 2023

Response on Senate Integrated Care RFI
A bipartisan group of Senators published a letter requesting information on how Congress can improve health care coverage and alignment...
Jan 17, 2023

Medicare Advantage RFI Response
CMS released an RFI to inform their efforts to strengthen Medicare Advantage in alignment with agency’s goals and vision for the future....
Sep 2, 2022
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