Medicare - Articles by topic http://www.infinisource.net/Rss/Medicare.ashx Medicare - News & Review 10 Don’t Forget Medicare Part D Notices Blanket mailings are an important part of health plan compliance. As a good blanket covers every square inch of a bed, a good blanket mailing should be sent to all participants. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=a142a68a-66ff-4649-984f-2aa0f5fe4fbb Wednesday, September 02, 2009 CMS Announces 2010 Medicare Part D Benefit Limits The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a memorandum on various changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D programs for 2010. For Medicare Part D, these changes help define the standard Medicare Part D benefit, which is significant for employers that provide prescription drug benefits. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=646c257c-a571-42d6-a020-f0ca6082a1c3 Wednesday, May 06, 2009 HRA Reporting Requirements Delayed The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its User Guide in March for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Reporting for group health plans and delayed the implementation date for Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=db35f1cc-352d-45f4-b555-8309d04f2e28 Sunday, April 05, 2009 Put Medicare Part D on the "To Do" List The end of the year brings a busy time for many employers. Benefit decisions, open enrollment and year-end parties to plan. Employers offering group health plan coverage with a prescription drug benefit need to put on their "to-do" list to notify all Medicare participants before November 15 (of each year) whether coverage constitutes "creditable prescription drug coverage." ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=eb637e86-dc79-4c64-850a-c797085d7793 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Medicare Changes Affect Group Health Plans Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) rules and Medicare Part D notices are two ongoing obligations for group health plans, and in August the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided information that will shape plan administration. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=b76a4a77-920d-4250-a513-f9466fd5d14d Tuesday, September 16, 2008 CMS Issues Revised (and New) Medicare Notices The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued revised Medicare Part D notices of creditable and non-creditable coverage for employers who offer prescription drug coverage. Creditable coverage is drug coverage that is at least as good as the standard Medicare Part D benefit. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=9c300a02-efe7-4aba-876d-4d9a46247117 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Employer Confused on Medicare and COBRA Medicare entitlement is one of the difficult areas in COBRA administration. It can be a qualifying event, a second event that extends coverage and a terminating event. As one employer recently learned, Medicare entitlement can also be a source of confusion. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=5c91fc77-6244-43bb-8897-654e2d91eea4 Tuesday, August 12, 2008 When Reviewing Notice Pile, Don't Forget Medicare Part D How deep and wide is your notice pile? It seems as though employers are inundated with an abundance of notice rules. Consider some of the laws that require employer notices: COBRA, HIPAA portability, HIPAA privacy, FMLA, wage and hour laws and summary plan descriptions. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=ffde9781-1e4f-462c-82b3-6eadc49a02c9 Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Don’t Forget Medicare Part D on Your Holiday List As November approaches, many start a holiday to-do list, encompassing what needs to be done before year end. For benefits and insurance professionals, it may include personal items and business-related tasks. This list needs to include one item that may be easy to overlook: Medicare Part D notices. ../Infinisource/Article.aspx?articleId=9e974826-e594-4065-bdee-2057c2fd7a68 Monday, October 08, 2007