United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2005_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8120e9a D09002ee1c8120ffe United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule implements provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) establishing and regulating the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The MA program was enacted in Title II of The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) on December 8, 2003. The MA program replaces the Medicare+Choice (M+C) program established under Part C of title XVIII of the Act, while retaining most key features of the M+C program. The MA program attempts to broadly reform and expand the availability of private health plan options to Medicare beneficiaries. This final rule responds to public comments on a proposed rule published on August 3, 2004 (FR 69 46866). EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations are effective March 22, 2005 except for the following changes which will become effective on January 1, 2006: amendment of Sec. 417.600(b); removal of Sec. 417.602 through Sec. 417.638; and amendments to Sec. 417.832(d); and Sec. 417.840. 70 FR 4588 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-01-28/05-1322 05-1322 fr28ja05-22 RIN 0938-AN06 4120-01-S https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-01-28/05-1322 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-01-28/html/05-1322.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-01-28/pdf/05-1322.pdf 154 p. 4588 4741 70 FR 4588 Title 42 Part 417 42 CFR Part 417 Title 42 Part 422 42 CFR Part 422 RIN 0938-AN06 Medicare Program; Establishment of the Medicare Advantage Program; Federal Register Vol. 70, Issue RULE 05-1322 III DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2005-03-22 4120-01-S 05-1322 Final rule.

This final rule implements provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act) establishing and regulating the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The MA program was enacted in Title II of The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) on December 8, 2003. The MA program replaces the Medicare+Choice (M+C) program established under Part C of title XVIII of the Act, while retaining most key features of the M+C program. The MA program attempts to broadly reform and expand the availability of private health plan options to Medicare beneficiaries. This final rule responds to public comments on a proposed rule published on August 3, 2004 (FR 69 46866). EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations are effective March 22, 2005 except for the following changes which will become effective on January 1, 2006: amendment of Sec. 417.600(b); removal of Sec. 417.602 through Sec. 417.638; and amendments to Sec. 417.832(d); and Sec. 417.840.

These regulations are effective March 22, 2005 except for the following changes which will become effective on January 1, 2006: amendment of Sec. 417.600(b); removal of Sec. 417.602 through Sec. 417.638; and amendments to Sec. 417.832(d); and Sec. 417.840. Eligibility, Election, and Enrollment--Lynn Orlosky, 410-786-9064 or Randy Brauer, (410) 786-1618. Medicare and medicaid: Medicare Advantage Program, Christopher_Martin@omb.eop.gov http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/medpanel/2004/ http://cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/mmaregions http://www.access.gpo.gov/fr/index.html http://www.cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/acr/ http://www.cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/performance/ http://www.cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/rates/default.asp http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/mmaregions/ http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/mmaregions/All_Info_Materials.pdf http://www.kff.org/medicare/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=49652 http://www.mcoservice.com/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a004/a-4.pdf www.cms.hhs.gov/healthplans/specialneedsplans/qaspecneeds06-23.pdf www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/mmaregions www.leapfroggroup.org www.Medicare.gov www.naic.org Vol. 70, no. 18 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2005-01-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 750 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-01-28 P0b002ee18099a4ed 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28ja05 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-01-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-01-28/pdf/FR-2005-01-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-01-28/xml/FR-2005-01-28.xml fdlp 4003 4741 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-06 FR-2005-01-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2005-01-28 70 18