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Medicare Part D To Do List
For
Group Business
Employers must disclose prescription drug coverage for individuals
eligible for Medicare Part D
The
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of
2003 requires entities that provide prescription drug coverage to
individuals eligible for Medicare Part D to disclose to CMS (the
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services) whether the coverage
is creditable of non-creditable. CMS has issued guidance on the
form, manner and timing of providing the Disclosure Notice to CMS.
This Disclosure to CMS guidance is posted on the Creditable Coverage
Web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CreditableCoverage/.
An
entity is require to complete the Disclosure Notice form unless
the entity is specifically exempt as outlined in the Disclosure
to CMS guidance. Additional information about creditable coverage
is available on CMS' Creditable Coverage Web page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CreditableCoverage/.
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