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Warning Letter Read-Me File (Version 1.0)
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The Warning Letter Report consists of the following files:

- Warning Letter Read-Me File.txt
- Warning Letter Overview.pdf
- Warning Letter Summary Report.zip
- Warning Letter Attachments.zip

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Warning Letter Read-Me File.txt
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This file contains more technical details regarding the Warning Letter reporting 
process.  This includes the files available for download, report column header 
descriptions and definitions, and the technical specifications for the report.

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Warning Letter Overview.pdf
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This file contains information regarding CMS’ interaction with organizations 
involved in Medicare. Furthermore, CMS’ audit methods are discussed.

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Warning Letter Summary Report.zip
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This file includes the Warning Letter Summary Report with the Warning Letter information from the Compliance 
Activity Module at the time the report is generated. The Warning Letter Summary Report contains the
following columns:

- Contract ID(s) and Names 
  All of the contract IDs and corresponding contract names assigned to each 
  Warning Letter are included in this column.  
- Parent Organization Name
  The parent organizations to which the contract(s) assigned to the Warning Letter 
  belong are included in this column. 
- Organization Contact Name
  The name of the plan contact is included in this column.
- Organization Contact Phone
  The corresponding phone number for the plan contact is included in this column.
- Compliance Issue ID
  The unique compliance issue id assigned to each Warning Letter is included in this 
  column. 
- Date Letter Sent 
  The date that the compliance letter for each Warning Letter was issued is included
  in this column. 
- Issue Type 
  The type of underlying issue which prompted the Warning Letter is included in this 
  column.
- Issue Topic
  The topics of the underlying issue which prompted the Warning Letter are included in 
  this column.
- Issue Summary
  A summary explanation of the underlying issue is included in this column.
- Letter Name
  The name of the letter that corresponds to each Warning Letter, as captured in the 
  Attachments.zip, is included in this column. 

This file is Section 508 compliant.
 
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Warning Letter Attachments.zip
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This file includes all of the Warning Letter letters, referenced in the Letter 
Name column of the Warning Letter Summary Report.  

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Warning Letter Summary Report Technical Specifications
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All Warning Letters included in the report have a Report Issued Date greater 
than or equal to 9/1/2024. 

The data in the report is sorted descending by Date Letter Sent.

Compliance Issue IDs followed by an asterisk (*) indicate that all contracts 
assigned to the issue have been terminated as of the Warning Letter Summary Report extract
generation date.
