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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 7, § 60

Annual Schedule

activein force · 2026-08-25 – presentas-observed

Table 1 provides key dates associated with risk adjustment, and provides an illustration of the

data collection periods and related payment months. The most current dates can be found in the

annual combined Call Letter posted on the CMS Web site at,

http://www.cms.gov/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/AD/list.asp#TopOfPage.

Key Payment dates are:

Mid-February: 45 days prior to the release of the Rate Announcement, CMS releases the

Advance Notice of Methodological Change for the following payment year.

First Monday in April: CMS releases the Rate Announcement for the following payment year.

First Monday in June: Plan bids are due.

History

(Rev. 114, Issued; 06-07-13, Effective: 06- 07-13, Implementation: 06-07-13)

Provenance

Source: cms.gov
Retrieved: 2026-08-25
Edition: iom-2026-08-25
Content hash: 441a0d73a268012a032a02098eb2df4d12f6ae4148f8f80b460b4c0efc3535d7

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