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CMS Pub. 100-16, ch. 9, § 50.3
Timing for Issuance of Employer/Union-Sponsored Group Plan
Medicare Disclosure Materials
(Rev. 111, 05-03-13, Effective: 05-03-13, Implementation: 05-03-13)
Employer-sponsored “800 series” plans, Direct Contract plans or individual MA plans that are
subject to Medicare marketing and disclosure requirements are also subject to any applicable
timing requirements for issuance of these materials. However, CMS has waived or modified
applicable timing requirements in certain circumstances. These include those circumstances
where a particular employer/union sponsor has an open enrollment period that differs from
Medicare’s Annual Coordinated Election Period (AEP). In this situation, the timing for issuance
of any disclosure materials that are based on the AEP should be based instead on the
employer/union sponsor’s open enrollment period. Further information is provided in the
Medicare Managed Care Manual, Chapter 3 (Medicare Marketing Guidelines).
History
(Rev. 111, 05-03-13, Effective: 05-03-13, Implementation: 05-03-13)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
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