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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AN08 Publication ID: Spring 2004 
Title: ●Medicare Drug Benefit Effective Calendar Year 2006 (Title I) (CMS-4068-P)  
Abstract: This proposed rule would implement title I of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) that establishes a new voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit under a new Medicare part D, beginning January 1, 2006. Options for coverage of the drug benefit include private prescription drug plans (PDPs) that offer drug only coverage; Medicare Advantage plans; or preferred provider plans (PPOs) that would offer prescription drug and nondrug coverage. Plans would offer a standard drug benefit but have the flexibility to vary the drug benefit within actuarial equivalency parameters. Assistance with premiums and cost sharing would be provided to eligible low-income beneficiaries. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 417    42 CFR 423   
Legal Authority: PL 108-173 (MMA)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2004    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Tracey McCutcheon
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Beneficiary Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, C4-25-02,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-6715
Email: tmccutcheon@cms.hhs.gov