CMS Office of the Actuary Parts C & D Actuarial Group’s 2010 Annual Bidder Training
04/10/2009
OACT's Parts C & D Actuarial Group 2010 Annual Bidders Training provides industry actuaries with the program and technical guidance required to successfully complete the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Bids for contract year 2010. The prerecorded training materials focus on policy updates and changes to the bid tools and instructions since last year. Viewers can access the training as video streaming webcast, or download materials as a podcast for more controlled viewing.
NOTE: Some users have reported problems viewing the streaming file. Please review the options for viewing the file below. This Program is Pre-Recorded Video File -- Streaming (Option 1) NOTE: The streaming video file linked above is in MPEG-4 (.MP4) format and can be viewed using the latest versions of QuickTime, VLC media player, or other MP4-compatible software. To confirm that your software is working properly, please visit the QuickTime troubleshooting page on Apple"s website. If you continue to experience technical problems viewing the video files, try one or both of the following fixes outlined below: - Open QuickTime Player
- Select "File," "Open URL"
- Paste or type in the URL for this file -- rtsp://streaming.cms.hhs.gov/video/oact/Introduction.mp4 -- and choose "OK"
- In QuickTime Player, choose "Edit," "Preferences," "QuickTime Preferences"
- Click the "Advanced" tab, then change "Transport Setup" from "Automatic" to "Custom"
- In the popup window, set the preference to HTTP on port 80
- Click "OK" twice
Video File -- Download (Option 2) | Download |
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- Introduction [ZIP, 27MB]
- Base Period Data/ Credibility/Data Aggregation [ZIP, 25MB]
- Considerations for Part D bids [ZIP, 30MB]
- Changes to CY2010 MA BPT for DE [ZIP, 40MB]
- Considerations for MA Bids in (CY2010) [ZIP, 29MB]
- Non-Benefit Expense [ZIP, 28MB]
- MA-PD Review, Negotiation, and Audit [ZIP, 28MB]
- Bidders Training Section 1 [ZIP, 157MB]
- Bidders Training Section 2 [ZIP, 332MB]
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NOTE: The downloadable video file linked above is in MPEG-4 (.MP4) format and can be viewed using the latest versions of QuickTime, VLC media player, or other MP4-compatible software. The downloadable version of this file is very large and may take a long time to download based on the speed of your Internet connection. PDF Handouts A Zip file that includes a companion PDF document for each of the CMS Office of the Actuary Parts C & D Actuarial Group's 2010 Annual Bidders Training videos can be downloaded at the following link:
www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/downloads/TrainingSlides.zip [ZIP, 1MB]
Additional Information:
- This conference is web-based:
URL: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/events/event.asp?id=550
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