NYSACRA

September 15, 2006

- MEDICARE PART D UPDATE
- NYS OPTS UPDATE
- JIM BOLES, PRESIDENT & CEO, PEOPLE, INC. -
APPOINTED TO PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION

In This Issue

MEDICARE PART D UPDATE

NYSACRA Calendar

Executive Positions

Action Center

MEDICARE PART D UPDATE
	Please note that individuals enrolled in plans that will no longer function as benchmark plans in 2007 will be notified early in October by the plan and, during the last week of October will receive a CMS mailing telling them of the new plan that they are being auto assigned to effective January 1, 2007. CMS recommends that individuals make an changes in plans before December 15th to ensure that the new plan is in place by January 1st. We will share information on the benchmark plans for 2007 as soon as it is received from CMS. Please see the NYSACRA website at www.nysacra.org or click the following links for two CMS documents that explain key milestone activities that will occur for the remainder of this year to implement Medicare Part D for 2007. medicare_06-07_timeline_flowchart.pdf medicare_06-07_timeline.pdf

NYS OPTS UPDATE
	The latest news from the OPTS Administration can be found on NYSACRA’s website, www.nysacra.org. For additional information or questions, call the OPTS Admin Unit at (518) 408-2744 or e-mail the following individuals: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Cheryl.Sto This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Emilie.Wr This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

JIM BOLES, PRESIDENT & CEO, PEOPLE, INC. -APPOINTED TO PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
	It was a typical Tuesday afternoon until the White House called. People Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer James M. Boles, Ed.D., received a call from the Whitehouse informing him that he was selected by President George W. Bush to sit on the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID). Congress member Thomas Reynolds (R), Clarence, nominated Dr. Boles. One of Dr. Boles focus areas will be the history of disabilities. The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), formerly The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR), is a federal advisory committee, established to advise the President of the United States and the Secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services on issues concerning citizens with intellectual disabilities, coordinate activities between different federal agencies and assess the impact of their policies upon the lives of citizens with intellectual disabilities and their families. Congratulations, Jim!

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