Medicare Program; Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs

Document ID: CMS-2009-0088-0002
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Topics: No Topics associated with this document
Federal Register Number: E9-24756
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 417;422;42 CFR 480
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Abstract:	We are proposing revisions to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program (Part C) and prescription drug benefit program (Part D) based on our continued experience in the administration of the Part C and D programs. The proposed revisions clarify various program participation requirements; specify changes to strengthen beneficiary protections; ensure that plan offerings to beneficiaries include meaningful differences; improve plan payment rules and processes; and implement new policy such as a Part D formulary policy.
Received Date:	October 22 2009, at 09:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Start-End Page:	54634 - 54737
Page Count:	104
Comment Start Date:	October 22 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:	December 8 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time