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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 4, § 200.1
Defining Guidance
This guidance pertains to Medicare contracting organizations (and entities with which
they contract) that educate their current Medicare (including Part C, Part D and Cost
plan) enrollees about Medicaid and/or Medicare Savings Programs, assist enrollees with
determining potential eligibility for those programs and helping enrollees actually enroll
in those programs. This guidance also pertains to organizations that help enrollees
maintain their eligibility and enrollment in these programs.
History
(Rev. 121, Issued: 04-22-16, Effective: 04-22-16, Implementation: 04-22-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
ba07345d4a8a8e5721b72cce5bde5e88948f1195f26cef28e947abdd1c119d4e
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