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Making a List and Checking It Twice: New Rule Requires "Adequacy Checklist" with Forward Pricing Rate Proposals

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.09.15

On December 11, 2014, DoD issued a final rule to instruct COs to request that contractors submit a Forward Pricing Rate Proposal "Adequacy Checklist" when submitting their FPRP. Under the rule, both the FPRP and the Adequacy Checklist are due at least 90 days before the proposed effective date of the rates, and DoD cautioned that "the proposed rates are based on forecasts and contractors must provide updates whenever the validity of the agreement may be affected."


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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.10.26

CMS Finalizes Rate Notice for Medicare Parts C and D (CY 2027)

On April 6, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) circulated the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2027 Rate Announcement) to communicate Medicare Advantage (MA) capitation rates and Parts C and D payment policies. The Rate Announcement announces decisions regarding proposals initially published on January 26, 2026, in CMS’s CY 2027 Advance Notice for MA and Part D. The following is a summary of the most significant issues in the Rate Announcement, with further details below: ...