Medicare Managed Care Manual (Pub. 100-16), Ch. 1 § 40
Medicare Cost Plans and Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPP)
40 - Medicare Cost Plans and Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPP)
(Rev. 124, Issued: 11-10-16; Effective: 11-10-16; Implementation: 11-10-16)
Medicare cost plans and HCPP plans are not MA plans because they are authorized under
a different section of the Social Security Act than MA plans.