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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 11, § 40
Term and Effective Date of an MA Contract
An MA contract is effective on the date specified in the contract between the MA
organization and CMS.
Each MA contract is for a period of at least 12 months.
History
(Rev. 79, Issued 02-17-06, Effective Date 02-17-06)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
c6a5019de0a5e35e20187f426ae62bd2061beddbe5967979b4a88e3761224c47
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