Publication of the Medicare Beneficiary Advisory Bulletin on HMO Arrangements

Resumen

This Federal Register notice sets forth a recently issued Medicare Beneficiary Advisory Bulletin, developed in cooperation with the Health Care Financing Administration's Office of Managed Care, that identifies potential fraud and abuse issues related to the enrollment, the provision of services, and the disenrollment of Medicare program beneficiaries in health maintenance organizations (HMOs). This Advisory Bulletin has been made available to many consumer and health care association groups, and is now being reprinted in this issue of the Federal Register as a means of ensuring greater public awareness of beneficiary rights regarding HMO participation and services.