2010 RDS application deadline is coming soon

Sponsors of calendar-year retiree medical plans must submit applications by Oct. 2 to obtain the Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy (RDS) during 2010. RDS applications with valid initial retiree lists are due 90 days before a plan year begins, although sponsors can request an automatic 30-day extension. Even sponsors that previously received the subsidy must reapply each year. This year, attesting actuaries also must register anew, supplying birth dates and Social Security numbers as well as their American Academy of Actuaries membership numbers.  (Select News, 27 Aug 2009)

• Full text of RDS application deadline announcement (CMS, 13 Aug 2009)

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