Overview

The MAPD Help Desk provides technical system support to CMS business partners for the implementation and operation of Medicare Parts C and D. This systems information is provided to assist external business partners with connectivity, testing and data exchange with CMS.

Bulletin Board

• August 30, 2010 - Announcement of November 2010 Software Release

Please review the memo entitled "Announcement of November 2010 Software Release" from Cheri Rice and Alan Constantian dated Monday, August 30, 2010 in the Downloads section below for detailed information regarding the 2010 November software release.

Please direct questions or concerns to the MAPD Help Desk at mapdhelp@cms.hhs.gov or 1-800-927-8069.

• August 26, 2010 – September 2010 Full-Dual File for MA Organizations and Cost Plans

Please review the MA Full Dual File Notification memo in the Downloads section below for details regarding the September 2010 MA Full-Dual File. The file is scheduled for transmission on or about Friday, September 3, 2010.

Please direct questions or concerns to the MAPD Help Desk.

• August 13, 2010 - August LIS History file – Data Corruption Corrected

• July 27, 2010 – August 2010 Full-Dual File for MA Organizations and Cost Plans

Please review the MA Full Dual File Notification memo in the Downloads section below for details regarding the August 2010 MA Full-Dual File. The file is scheduled for transmission on or about Tuesday, August 3, 2010.

Please direct questions or concerns to the MAPD Help Desk.

• May 28, 2010 – Advanced Announcement of the MARx System Redesign & Modernization Software Release

Please review the memo entitled "Advanced Announcement of the MARx System Redesign & Modernization Software Release" from Cheri Rice and Alan Constantian dated Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in the downloads section below regarding MARx systems enhancements scheduled for implementation in April 2011.

Please direct questions or concerns to the MAPD Help Desk at mapdhelp@cms.hhs.gov or 1-800-927-8069 or email the R&M Project Team at: R_M_Projects@cms.hhs.gov.

• April 27, 2010 - Plan Communications User Guide (version 5.1) Now Available

Please review the memo in the downloads section below entitled "Plan Communication User's Guide (version 5.1)" dated April 26, 2010 regarding the release of updated Plan Communications User Guides by CMS reflecting changes incorporated with the April 2010 software release.

Please direct questions or concerns to the MAPD Help Desk at mapdhelp@cms.hhs.gov or 1-800-927-8069.

Enrollment and Eligibility System Production Calendar

• NEW! (August 30, 2010) – The MAPD Production Schedule for 2010 has been updated to reflect changes to September file transmissions. A text and color version of the calendar is available for Plans to review in the Downloads section below.

Planned Outages

• September 5, 2010 - Mainframe and MARx UI Outage

Please be advised that the MARx UI will be unavailable to Plan users from 2:00 AM until 10:00 AM EDT on Sunday September 5, 2010 due to the mainframe outage. File processing will not be impacted during this timeframe.

Please direct questions or concerns to the MAPD Help Desk.

Regularly Scheduled Maintenance

• As a reminder, each Sunday night beginning at 6 pm (ET) through Monday morning at 6 am (ET), the Medicare Advantage and Part-D Inquiry System (Common UI) will be unavailable to Plan users for routine scheduled maintenance.

If there are any questions please contact the MAPD Help Desk at 1-800-927-8069.

• IACS Weekly System Maintenance - Sunday 6 p.m. to Monday 6 a.m. EST.
• GENTRAN (mailboxes) Weekly System Backup - Sunday 1 a.m. to approximately 3 a.m. EST.

Contacting the MAPD Help Desk

Phone: 1-800-927-8069
Email: mapdhelp@cms.hhs.gov
Hours of Operation: M-F 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST.
 

Downloads
Announcement of November 2010 Software Release, August 30, 2010 [PDF, 896KB] MA Full Dual File Notification, August 27, 2010 [PDF, 33KB] Enrollment and Eligibility System Production Calendar for 2010 (Color-Coded), August 30, 2010 [PDF, 55KB] Enrollment and Eligibility System Production Calendar for 2010 (Text Format), August 30, 2010 [PDF, 28KB] MA Full Dual File Notification, July 27, 2010 [PDF, 39KB] Advance Announcement of Marx System R&M, May 28, 2010 [PDF, 232KB] Plan Communication User's Guide version 5.1, April 26, 2010 [PDF, 36KB] Designation of Plan User Approval /External Point of Contact [PDF, 80KB] Year 2010 MARx Plan Monthly Schedule, April 9, 2010 [PDF, 204KB] Year 2010 MARx Plan Monthly Scheduled (Text Format), April 9, 2010 [PDF, 57KB]
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