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Medicare Part D Materials

January 2007 | February 2007

January 2006 | February 2006 | March 2006 | April 2006 | July 2006

August 2006 | September 2006 | October 2006 | December 2006

May 2007

NASMD Survey: Update on Part D Claims Reimbursement to States, Drug Coverage Policies, and the Medicare Savings Programs (5/22/2007)

April 2007

CMS Memo on 402 Demonstration Reimbursement to SPAPs (4/6/2007)
CMS Notification of Part D Changes for 2008 (4/2/2007)
Summary of 2008 Part D Payment Updates and Medicare Advantage Rates (4/2/2007)

March 2007

CMS Memo on March 31, 2007 Deadline for State-to-Plan Demonstration Claims - (3/21/2007)

February 2007

CMS Sends Letter to Sec. Leavitt on Flawed Clawback Payments(.pdf) - (2-6-2007)
CMS Response to NASMD on Part D Claw back Methodology(.pdf) - (2-5-2007)

January 2007

CMS Memo to Plans on LIS Re-determination(.pdf) - (1/20/2007)

December 2006

Letter Regarding Proposed Rule with Comment Period: Medicare Program; Medicare Part D Data
Reconciling CMS Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Status and “Best Available Data” Policy for 2006 and 2007 (.pdf) - 12-6-2006
Clarification of Appendix 2 contained in Reconciling CMS Low Income (.pdf) - 12-22-2006
2006 Model Notice for Appendix 1 Less Than Effective (LTE) DESI Drugs (.pdf) - 12-22-2006
CMS Memo to Part D Plans Regarding Reconciling Incorrect Cost Sharing Paid by LTC Pharmacies (.pdf) - 12-22-2006
CMS Waives 2007 Late Enrollment Penalty for Low-Income Subsidy Beneficiaries (.pdf)
SMD on 2007 Resource and Cost-Sharing Limits for Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) (.pdf)
CMS Memo: Best Available Data Policy (.pdf) - 12/5/2006
CMS Memo: Enrollment File to Plans (.pdf) - 12/6/2006
State Clawback Payments
 

October 2006

NASMD Letter to Leslie Norwalk Re: Part D (.pdf)
CMS Clarifications on De Minimis Premium Policy for LIS Beneficiaries (.pdf)(10/27/2006)
Q&A: One-Time State File on Reassignments of Medicare LIS Beneficiaries in PDPs (.doc)
SMD Letter on Medicare Part D Re-assignment for LIS Eligible Individuals (.doc) - 10/17/2006
CMS Updated Q&A on Discounted Drugs and TrOOP (.pdf) - 10/6/2006
General LIS information
State and county specific information on LIS Redeeming notifications

September 2006

State Medicaid Director Letter on LIS Redetermination Process (.pdf)
Detailed Information on State Notification File Specification (.doc) - 9/26/2006
LIS-Redetermination 2007 File Specifications (.pdf)
Changes in Qualifying for Extra Help in 2007: Partner Sheet (.pdf)
Memo to PDPs on Re-assignment of LIS-eligible Individuals (.pdf) - 9/22/2006

August 2006

Sample HHS Letter to Beneficiaries: Loss of Automatic LIS Qualification (.pdf)
Sample SSA Letter to Beneficiaries: Applying for LIS (.pdf)
Sample HHS Letter to Beneficiaries: Change in LIS Amount (.pdf)

July 2006

CMS Q&A: Part D Eligibility and Notice Requirements and Retroactive Medicare Determinations (.doc) - 06/07/2006

April 2006

Secretary Leavitt’s Progress Report on Part D Drug Benefit (.pdf) - 4/4/2006

March 2006

Issue Packet on Prescription Drugs (.pdf)
CMS Tip Sheet- Extra Help (.pdf)

February 2006

Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman Forum (.doc)
CMS tips for enrolling in Prescription Drug Plans (.pdf)
Prescription Niacin Products Notice (.pdf)

January 2006

CMS Letter to All Part D Sponsors (.pdf)
Part D Enrollment Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Medicare Parts B-D Coverage Flashpoints Table (.doc)
State Reimbursement Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Medicare Part D Model State Examples (.pdf)