CMS has authority to waive or modify requirements that hinder the design of, the offering of, or the enrollment in, Part D arrangements sponsored by employers or unions for their retirees. This waiver authority can assist employer and union plan sponsors to directly contract with Medicare to become Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage plans that include prescription drugs (MA-PDs), as well as to contract with existing PDPs and MA-PDs to provide enhanced Medicare prescription drug coverage to their retirees. This page provides links to guidance and application instruction documents relating to Part D group waivers, and well as summary documents.

Downloads
Overview of Plan Sponsor Options Requiring Waivers (Revised 3/09/2005) (PDF, 21KB)
Related Links Inside CMS
Creditable Coverage Overview Page Employer & Union Plan Sponsor Information Overview Page Employer & Union Retiree Drug Subsidy Overview Page Prescription Drug Coverage Contracting Overview Page Prescription Drug Coverage Contracting Application Page (including 2008 NOIs) Medicare Advantage Applications Page
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