Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations offering coordinated care plans, network-based private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans, and network-based medical savings account (MSA) plans, as well as section 1876 cost organizations, must maintain a network of appropriate providers that is sufficient to provide adequate access to covered services to meet the needs of the population served. The contracted network of providers must be consistent with the pattern of care in the network service area.
