<nobr>Apr 21, 2005</nobr>

ERIC: Response Information Regarding Retiree Drug Subsidy Training Conference

Yesterday, CMS released a survey regarding training needs and failed to include a response option. Below please find additional information released from CMS today.

Additional Information:

Please note that the survey distributed yesterday was lacking an email address to receive your responses. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused & request you forward your questions, concerns, and survey replies directly to Carlene Randolph at: carlene.randolph@cms.hhs.gov.

For your convenience, the original message can be found below.

Global E-mail Survey

Purpose: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Employer Policy and Operations Group will conduct satellite, Internet video, and in-person training on the retiree drug subsidy under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. The purpose of this e-mail is to determine whether you and others in your organization would be interested in participating in one of these events.

Agenda Topics include but are not limited to: How to determine whether an organization is a plan sponsor; How to apply the actuarial equivalence test; What is required for creditable coverage disclosure and how this information will be communicated; How to calculate drug costs and adjust for discounts and rebates; Under what circumstances can an account-based health plan qualify for the retiree drug subsidy?

Target Audience includes but is not limited to: Representatives from public employers, private employers, single-employer labor organizations, multi-employer labor organizations, retirees, benefits consulting firms, health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, law firms, and third-party administrators.

Response requested by April 25, 2005.

There will be link to the training Website conferences materials on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/pdbma/employer.asp when more information is available. Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey.

Edwina Rogers
Vice President, Health Policy
The ERISA Industry Committee
1400 L Street, N.W., Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 789-1400
Cell (202) 674-7800
Fax (202) 789-1120
e-mail: erogers@eric.org
www.eric.org

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CMS Survey

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