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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. mc86c17b, § 180

Membership Costs

activein force · 2026-08-25 – presentas-observed

The cost-based HMO/CMP’s cost of maintaining and servicing subscriber contracts for

prepayment enrollees, including but not limited to the reasonable cost of maintaining

statistical, financial, and other data on members, are allowable to the extent they are

reasonable. Membership expenses should not be included with allowable enrollment and

marketing expenses.

History

(Rev. 4, 10-01-01)

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2026-08-25
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iom-2026-08-25
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