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Benefits in the News > By Subject > Medicare and Medicaid Now Viewing Recent Headlines View Excerpts and Recent Headlines [Guidance Overview] Medicare Part D Notices to Eligible Individuals Due Nov. 15 (PDF) CMS Issues 2010 Medicare Premium, Deductible and Coinsurance Amounts [Guidance Overview] Remember to Distribute Annual Medicare Part D Notices by November 15, 2009 [Guidance Overview] CMS Proposes Policy and Technical Changes to Medicare Part D Regulations, Including COB and MSP Provisions [Guidance Overview] 2010 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Medicare (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Key 2010 Medicare Values (PDF) Basic Medicare Premium to Rise 15% Next Year [Opinion] What Exactly Does It Mean to Finance Retirement? [Guidance Overview] Chart of 415, Etc., Limits Updated for News Release IR-2009-94 Regulation of Private Health Insurance Markets: Lessons from Enrollment, Plan Type Choice, and Adverse Selection in Medicare Part D Medicare Bite Tied to Roth Would Be Temporary [Guidance Overview] CMS's Proposed Changes in Disclosure to CMS Form Instructions and Revises Guidance on Disclosure to Part D Eligible Individuals [Opinion] 'Mini Medicare' Reform Could Cut Retirement Health Benefit Costs for Public Workers [Guidance Overview] Deadline for Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Notices Approaches (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Compliance with Mandatory Reporting Requirements Under Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (PDF) [Guidance Overview] CMS Revises HICN/SSN Collection Form Used for Mandatory Reporting Purposes 2010 Medicare Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy Application Deadline Is Coming Soon New Enrollees and High-Income Retirees Will Soon Face Higher Medicare Premiums The Precarious Promise of Post-Employment Health Benefits [Guidance Overview] MSP Rules Prohibit Terminating Group Health Plan Coverage Based Solely on ESRD Eligibility, Except as Permitted by COBRA Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announcement of Medicare Part D Premium Amounts for 2010 [Guidance Overview] Broad Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Rules Mean Additional Data Collection The Implications of Declining Retiree Health Insurance [Opinion] U.S. Social Insurance Needs Rethinking [Guidance Overview] New Audit Guide for Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs Released for Comment [Guidance Overview] Medicare Reporting Applies to Uninsured Liability Claims: Employers May Be Required to Register [Guidance Overview] Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements Spur Requests for Dependent Social Security Numbers (PDF) Medicare Part D Update :  Lessons Learned and Unfinished Business [Guidance Overview] Recent Legislation and Regulations Require Changes to Health and Welfare Benefit Plans GAO Testimony: Overview of Approaches to Control Prescription Drug Spending in Federal Programs Obama To Formally Announce Medicare Drug Costs Cuts Today [Guidance Overview] CMS Update on Mandatory Insurer Reporting User Guide and Other Guidance Savings Needed for Health Expenses in Retirement: An Examination of Persons Ages 55 and 65 in 2009 (PDF) Medicare Beneficiaries' Out-of-Pocket Spending for Health Care Services Medicare Secondary Payer User Guide Updated With Guidance for Responsible Reporting Entities and Group Health Plans How The White House Hopes to Control Health Care Costs CMS Announces 2010 Indexed Medicare Rx Amounts A Summary of the 2009 Annual Reports from the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees Recession Drains Social Security and Medicare 2009 Medicare Trustees Report How Do Medicare and Employer Coverage Compare in Meeting Enrollees' Needs? Annual Checkup for Social Security and Medicare [Guidance Overview] Requiring Older, Medicare-Eligible Retirees to Pay Larger Portion of Premium Contribution Under Health Plan Did Not Violate ADEA [Guidance Overview] July 1, 2009 Implementation for New Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Medicare Poised to Take Bigger Chunk of Social Security Checks Next Year [Guidance Overview] The Imminent New Mandatory Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Rules (PDF) 8 Tips on Paying for Health Care in Retirement [Guidance Overview] CMS's Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters for 2010 [Guidance Overview] New Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Obligations for Workers' Compensation Plans [Guidance Overview] 2010 Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters (PDF) [Guidance Overview] CMS Revision of Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2010, Updated April 8, 2009 [Guidance Overview] New Laws And Drafting Tips for Welfare Plans In 2009 CMS Issues Retiree Drug Subsidy User Guide and New FAQs [Guidance Overview] CMS Update of Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS Form House Takes Up a Plan Tied to Health Care Overhaul [Guidance Overview] Medicare Part D: Optimizing the Opportunities for Employer Plans (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Preparing for and Understanding the New Medicare Reporting Requirements [Guidance Overview] New Medicare Reporting Requirements (PDF) [Guidance Overview] Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2010 How Effectively Does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Help Laid-Off Workers and States Cope with Health Care Costs? 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