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Medicare Program: Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs; Negotiated Pricing and Remaining Revisions

Document ID: CMS-2008-0056-0133
Document Type: Rule
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Topics: No Topics associated with this document
Federal Register Number: E9-00148
CFR Citation: 42 CFR Parts 422 and 423
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Abstract:	This rule contains final regulations governing the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) and prescription drug benefit program (Part D), and interim final regulations governing certain aspects of the Retiree Drug Subsidy (RDS) Program, and reflecting new statutory definitions relating to Special Needs Plans under Part C. The final regulations revising the Part C and Part D regulations include provisions regarding medical savings account (MSA) plans, cost-sharing for dual eligible enrollees in the MA program, the prescription drug payment and novation processes in the Part D program, and the enrollment and appeals processes for both programs. This final rule with comment period also responds to public comments on the May 16, 2008 proposed rule and takes into account statutory revisions contained in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA).
Received Date:	January 12 2009, at 04:24 PM Eastern Standard Time
Start-End Page:	1494 - 1549
Page Count:	56
Comment Start Date:	January 12 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:	March 13 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time

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