Past CMS Updates Archive
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November
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July
- 07.30 — Release Date for Important 2021 Information
- 07.16 — Transition to New Risk Adjustment Mailboxes
- 07.02 — Medicare Advantage Encounter Data–Data Exchange Reports
June
- 06.18 — Long-Term Institutionalized Resident Report
- 06.04 — Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Plan Lookup Tool
May
- 05.21 — HPMS Crosswalk Exception Requests for Contract Year 2021
- 05.07 — CY 2021 Part D Formulary Submission Information
April
- 04.23 — Guidance and Timeline for Contract Year 2021 Contract Consolidations
- 04.09 — 2020 HPMS Fiscal Soundness Module Release
March
- 03.26 — Long-Term Institutional Resident Report
- 03.12 — Medicare Part D Low-Income (LIS) Income and Resource Standards
February
January
December
- 12.19 — Updates to Medicare-Medicaid Plan (MMP) Member ID Cards
- 12.05 — Plan Preview of the 2020 Display Measures in HPMS
November
- 11.29 — Long-Term Institutionalized Resident Report
- 11.21 — 2020 Resource and Cost-Sharing Limits for Low-Income Subsidy
- 11.07 — Coverage Gap Discount Program: November Participating Labeler Code
October
September
- 09.30 — Reporting Requirements for 2020 HEDIS, HOS and CAHPS Measures
- 09.06 — Invitation to Provide Feedback on the Contract Year 2020 Bid Submission
August
- 08.23 — Coverage Gap Discount Program: September Participating Labeler Code
- 08.09 — Announcement of the August 2019 Software Release
July
- 07.26 — Part D Summary 2014 DIR Report for the 2014 Peopening Submission Reminder
- 07.12 — Medicare Advantage/Prescription Drug System (MARx) July 2019 Payment
June
- 06.27 — CMS Webinar on Primary Prescription Drug Coverage Reporting
- 06.14 — Contract Year (CY) 2020 Initial Actuarial Certification Deadline
May
- 05.30 — Additional Guidance Regarding Part D Bids
- 05.17 — UPDATE-Estimated Part D risk scores to support 2020 Part D bids
- 05.03 — Advance Announcement of the Juen 2019 Encounter Data Software Release
April
- 04.18 — Updated Complaints Tracking Module (CTM) Notification Emails
- 04.05 — Update CMs’ 2019 MA & PDP Spring Conference & Webcast Announcement
March
- 03.22 — Coverage Gap Discount Program: March Participating Labeler Code
- 03.08 — Release of Mediare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Appeals Guidance
February
- 02.22 — 2019 CMS Health Equity Award Winners Announced
- 02.08 — Contract Year 2020 Plan Benefit Package Testing
January
December
- 12.28 — 2019 Medicare Parts C & D Reporting Requirements and Technical Specifications
- 12.14 — Updates to payment Year 2019 Model Output Report
November
- 11.29 — Auto-Assignment of New HPMS EUA Job Code to Existing HPMS Users
- 11.16 — Preclusion List Requirements
- 11.02 — 2018 Call Center Monitoring Performance Metrics for Timeliness Study, Quarter 2
October
- 10.19 — 2019 Star Ratings Marketing Template
- 10.05 — 2019 Reassignment of Low-Income Subsidy Beneficiaries in Prescription Drug Plans
September
- 09.20 — Second Plan Preview of 2019 Star Ratings Data
- 09.07 — Additional Guidance for Chart Review Record (CRR) Submissions
August
- 08.24 — 2019 Full Risk Contract Option Continuance
- 08.10 — Invitation to Provide Feedback to the Contract Year 2019 Formulary Submission
July
- 07.27 — Medicare Part C Reporting Requirements-30 Day Comment Period
- 07.13 — Part D Star Ratings Requirement
June
- 06.29 — Reminder regarding Permissible Communications to Cost Plan Enrollees
- 06.15 — Opportunity to Comment on Draft of Proposed Update to National MMP Enrollment Guidance
- 06.01 — Opening of the 2019 Quality Payment Program Advanced APM Module
May
- 05.18 — CMS’ Encounter Data Processing System (EDPS) Infrasructure Transition–UPDATE
- 05.04 — Release of the 2019 Service Area Verification Functionality
April
- 04.20 — Federal Register notice of Public Comment Period for Updated Program Audit Data Collection
- 04.06 — Actuarial User Group Calls
March
- 03.23 — Encounter Data Software Release
- 03.09 — Civil Money Penalty Enforcement Actions for 2017 Program Audits
February
- 02.23 — Update to the 2019 Draft Call Letter Part D Coordination of Benefits (COB) Section
- 02.08 — CY 2018 Formulary Information
January
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