Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements (CMS-10185)

Section 1860D–12(b)(3)(D) of the Act provides broad authority for the Secretary to add terms to the contracts with Part D sponsors, including terms that require the sponsor to provide the Secretary with information as the Secretary may find necessary and appropriate. Pursuant to our statutory authority, we codified these information collection requirements for Part D sponsors in regulation at 42 CFR §423.514(a). The Center for Medicare (CM) has identified the appropriate data needed to effectively monitor the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit through these Part D reporting requirements. Changes to the currently approved data collection instrument reflect new executive orders, legislation, as well as recent changes to Agency policy and guidance. One example is the reporting section, Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which will support the Inflation Reduction Act’s (Section 1860D-2(b)(2)(E) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 11202 of the IRA) provision that all Medicare Part D sponsors offer their Part D enrollees the option to pay their out-of-pocket (OOP) Part D drug costs through monthly payments over the course of the plan year. .

The latest form for Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements (CMS-10185) expires 2027-08-31 and is listed under ICR 202509-0938-016.