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    <title>topic Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services:  Press Releases - CY2025 Final Rule in Medicare &amp; Insurance</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;For those who just want to stay informed - kind of dry reading but informative.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/final-cy-2025-part-d-redesign-program-instructions-fact-sheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov 04/01/2024 - Final CY 2025 Part D Redesign Program Instructions Fact Sheet&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The above is kind of technical.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/part-d-improvements" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov Part D Improvements&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The above gives added details on the changes to Part D plans for 2025&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/contract-year-2025-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-final-rule-cms-4205-f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov - 04/04/2024 - Contract Year 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4205-F)&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Tells more about changes happening in the Medicare Advantage part of Medicare and Part D plans whether a MAPD (Medicare Advantage with included Prescription Drug plan) or PDP (free standing prescription drug plans)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <dc:date>2024-09-21T17:39:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services:  Press Releases - CY2025 Final Rule</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Center-for-Medicare-and-Medicaid-Services-Press-Releases-CY2025/m-p/2570277#M9808</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;For those who just want to stay informed - kind of dry reading but informative.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/final-cy-2025-part-d-redesign-program-instructions-fact-sheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov 04/01/2024 - Final CY 2025 Part D Redesign Program Instructions Fact Sheet&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The above is kind of technical.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/part-d-improvements" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov Part D Improvements&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The above gives added details on the changes to Part D plans for 2025&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/contract-year-2025-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-final-rule-cms-4205-f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS.gov - 04/04/2024 - Contract Year 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4205-F)&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Tells more about changes happening in the Medicare Advantage part of Medicare and Part D plans whether a MAPD (Medicare Advantage with included Prescription Drug plan) or PDP (free standing prescription drug plans)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2024-09-21T17:39:58Z</dc:date>
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