Section 504: Implement National Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) in Alternate Formats
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has an obligation to provide the MSN in alternate formats for beneficiaries who elect one of the formats as a preference. The
purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to have the MACs be responsible for printing requests for large print MSNs, and to have a third party contractor responsible for requests for Braille, CD-ROM, and Audio alternate formats.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 08, 2015
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