Tip of the Day: New Part D subsidy resources available

I know you have your hands full to overflowing in dealing with the COBRA subsidy, but I wanted to let you know the government is providing extra resources on another important subsidy for benefit pros: the Medicare Part D subsidy.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released new resources for employers applying for the Part D retiree drug subsidy (RDS). CMS' new RDS User Guide includes information from many how-to documents on its Web site., along with FAQs addressing how to correct submitted drug costs, payment requests or retiree lists after an application has completed reconciliation.