42 CFR § 423.880 - Basis and scope.

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title: "42 CFR § 423.880 - Basis and scope."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
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section_name: "Basis and scope."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "423"
part_name: "VOLUNTARY MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1306, 1395w-101 through 1395w-152, and 1395hh."
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# 423.880 Basis and scope.

(a) *Basis.* This subpart is based on section 1860D-22 of the Act, as amended by section 101 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).

(b) *Scope.* This section implements the statutory requirement that a subsidy payment be made to sponsors of qualified retiree prescription drug plans.