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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AQ04 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program Model Manufacturer Agreement (CMS-4151-NC) 
Abstract: This notice with comment period provides a model agreement for use by the Secretary and manufacturers under the Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program (Discount Program) established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. Under the agreement, manufacturers must provide applicable discounts to applicable Medicare beneficiaries for applicable covered Part D drugs while in the coverage gap beginning in 2011. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 423   
Legal Authority: PL 111-148    PL 111-152   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    01/01/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  05/26/2010  75 FR 29555   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Craig Miner
Deputy Director, Division of Part D Policy
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-7937
Email: craig.miner@cms.hhs.gov