Medicare Modernization Act
On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. This landmark legislation provides seniors and people living with disabilities with a prescription drug benefit, more choices and better benefits under Medicare, the most significant improvement to senior health care in nearly 40 years.
This page will be frequently updated with information over the next several months as CMS begins implementation of these benefits and reforms.
Information on CMS Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003
| Highlights |
New Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit and Health Plan Choices NEW
HHS Announces Awards to States to Tell Low-Income Beneficiaries about 2006 Drug Benefit Interim Drug Card Bidder Data Sets Now Available Press Release: HHS Proposes New Rules To Deliver Better Benefits and Savings on Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries Proposed Rules*:
Questions and Answers on the Proposed Medicare Advantage Regulation: CMS-4069-P (Title II of MMA)(PDF, 144 KB) CMS Discussion Paper on USP Draft Model Guidelines (PDF, 49 KB) |
Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Program
- Frequently Asked Questions (Drug Card)
- State Pharmacy Assistance Program (SPAP)
- Enrollment
- Marketing
- 1-800-Medicare
- Outreach
- Monitoring
- First Conference April 7-8
- $600 Credit
- Drug Card
- Enrollment Fee
- Enrollment Form
- Web
- Medicaid
- Long Term Care (LTC)
- Drug Card Sponsor
- Other Coverage
- General Information and Resources
- Information for Drug Card Sponsors
- Information for Health Care and Pharmacy Professionals
- Drug Card Savings Reports
- State Drug Card Statistics At-A-Glance(PDF, 18 KB)
- Facts You Need to Know About Medicare–Approved Drug Discount Cards(PDF, 94 KB)
- Press Release: HHS Gives Seal of Approval to Medicare Drug Discount Cards
- Fact Sheet: Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card and Transitional Assistance Program
- Letter to Nursing Home Administrators regarding nursing home residents and the Medicare-approved discount drug cards
Contracting Reform
Chronic Care Improvement Program
Establishing Regional Medicare PPOs and PDPs Under the Medicare Modernization Act
General Medicare Reform Information
- Beneficiary Information (medicare.gov)
- Proposed Implementation Approach: Federal Funding of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens: Federal Fiscal Years 2005 Through 2008 (PDF, 316 KB) NEW
- Demonstration Programs Under Medicare Reform
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Issue of the Day
- Issue Papers NEW
- Medicare Modernization Update
- Ad Campaign
Other Resources
- New Special Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards For People Who Use Pharmacies Operated By Indian Health Programs (PDF, 28 KB)
- Full Text of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- HHS Press Release: HHS Announces Immediate Steps to Make Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card Programs Available Next Spring
- White House Press Release: President Signs Medicare Legislation
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