Welcome to the Official Centers for medicare & medicare Services (CMS) Titles I & II webpage. This is a very special time for medicare beneficiaries, full of many exciting program improvements and enhancements. The medicare Modernization Act (MMA), passed with bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law by President Bush on December 8, 2003, has given us unprecedented opportunities to bring more personalized, high-quality modern health care to medicare’s millions of beneficiaries.

medicare Tomorrow: Future Savings for Beneficiaries, Estimates of the Impact of medicare Prescription Drug Coverage on Low-Income Beneficiaries–State-Level Estimates

Tell Your Representative to Cosponsor H.R. 1738

CMS Guidance on the Limited-Income Subsidy Helpful Information and Fact Sheets
Help For Those With Limited Income and Resources.

medicare Part D Electronic-Prescribing Proposed Rule
On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. This landmark legislation provides seniors and people living with disabilities with a prescription drug benefit, more choices and better benefits under medicare, the most significant improvement to senior health care in nearly 40 years.

Upcoming Distance Learning Opportunities on the medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Contingency For Non-compliant medicare Electronic Claims To End

Moratorium On New Specialty Hospitals Expires

medicare Drug Plans To Offer Premiums Of $20 Or Less, Lower Deductibles, Broader Coverage Available

Tax Exemption For Hospitals And Federal Payment For Uncompensated Care

medicare Demonstration For Day Care Services Announced

Disaster Relief For Hurricane Katrina Evacuees In Texas

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medicare & You 2008 NEW!
medicare & You contains important information about what’s new, health plans, prescription drug plans, and rights and protections to help people with medicare review their coverage options and prepare to enroll in a new plan if they choose. It is available in both English and Spanish. Each fall, the Centers for medicare & Medicaid Services mails a geographic-specific version to all households of people with medicare. In 2008, there are 59 geographic-specific versions with drug and health plan comparison charts for particular states or regions.

Hurricane Katrina Information for people with medicare and Medicaid and providers.

Learn more about the Prescription Drug Benefit and medicare Advantage Programs (Including Regulations)
Welcome to the Official Centers for medicare & medicare Services (CMS) Titles I & II webpage. This is a very special time for medicare beneficiaries, full of many exciting program improvements and enhancements. The medicare Modernization Act (MMA), passed with bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law by President Bush on December 8, 2003, has given us unprecedented opportunities to bring more personalized, high-quality modern health care to medicare’s millions of beneficiaries.

New medicare Poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation

Proposal For The New Competitive Acquisition Program For Part B Drugs And Biologicals
Section 303 (d) of the MMA (adobe pdf 26Kb) requires the implementation of a competitive acquisition program (CAP) for medicare Part B drugs and biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment system basis. Beginning with drugs administered on or after January 1, 2006, physicians will be given a choice between buying and billing these drugs under the average sales price (ASP) system, or obtaining these drugs from vendors selected in a competitive bidding process.

CMS Guidance on the Limited-Income Subsidy Helpful Information and Fact Sheets
Help For Those With Limited Income and Resources.

medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit; Issues Approval to Plans Offering Coverage

Hurricane Rita Information for People with medicare and Medicaid and Providers

Request for Applications for E-prescribing Pilot Released

Basic Questions and Answers about medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

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Changes to Competitive Acquisition Program Timeline
medicare Competitive Acquisition Program For Part B Drugs and Biologicals

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CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment Due to Drug Resistance
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Community Heroes Honored for Contributions to CDC’s Steps Program
Seven community heroes were recently honored at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) Steps Program s Action Institute for their extraordinary contributions in improving the health and well-being of Americans in school, worksite, healthcare or community settings.

FEMA Administrator and CDC Director to Brief News Media on Formaldehyde Testing Plan
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medicare Part D Electronic-Prescribing Proposed Rule
On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. This landmark legislation provides seniors and people living with disabilities with a prescription drug benefit, more choices and better benefits under medicare, the most significant improvement to senior health care in nearly 40 years.

April 2005 CMS Quarterly Provider Update Now Available
CMS publishes this Update at the beginning of each quarter to inform the public about the following:Regulations and major policies currently under development during this quarter.Regulations and major policies completed or cancelled. New/Revised manual instructions

medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit; Issues Approval to Plans Offering Coverage

Request for Applications for E-prescribing Pilot Released

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Proposal For The New Competitive Acquisition Program For Part B Drugs And Biologicals
Section 303 (d) of the MMA (adobe pdf 26Kb) requires the implementation of a competitive acquisition program (CAP) for medicare Part B drugs and biologicals not paid on a cost or prospective payment system basis. Beginning with drugs administered on or after January 1, 2006, physicians will be given a choice between buying and billing these drugs under the average sales price (ASP) system, or obtaining these drugs from vendors selected in a competitive bidding process.

Basic Questions and Answers about medicare Prescription Drug Coverage