Color Key

CY2010 Pricing Data Submission Calendar Key:

Scheduled data posting on the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder

Scheduled CY2010 Pricing Data Submission dates

Monthly Formulary Submission Window

Monthly Formulary Approval Date

Scheduled CY2009 Pricing Data Submission Dates

Final Pricing Data Submission for CY2009

Scheduled CY2010 Pricing Data Plan Preview

May 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

2

3 4 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

5 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

6 7 8 9

10 11 Submit Pricing Data

12 Submit Pricing Data

13 14 15 16

4/28 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 31

25 Memorial Day Submit Pricing Data

26 Submit Pricing Data

27 28 29 30

5/12 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

June 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

2 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

3 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

4 5 6

Approval Deadline for May CY2009 Formulary Submission

7 8 Submit Pricing Data

9 Submit Pricing Data

10 11 12 13

5/26 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 Submit Pricing Data

23 Submit Pricing Data

24 25 26 27

6/9 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

28 29 30 Approval Deadline for June CY2009 Formulary Submission

July 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

2 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

3 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

4 Independence Day

5 6 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

7 Submit Pricing Data

8 9 Initial CY2010 Test Data Submission – this data will not be publicly released

10 Initial CY2010 Test Data Submission – this data will not be publicly released

11

Submit Pricing Data

6/23 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 Submit Pricing Data

21 Submit Pricing Data

22 23 24 25

7/7 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

26 27 28 Approval Deadline for July CY2009 Formulary Submission

29 30 31

August 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

4 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

5 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

6 2nd CY2010 Test Data Submission – this data will not be publicly released

7 2nd CY2010 Test Data Submission – this data will not be publicly released

8

Submit Pricing Data

Submit Pricing Data

7/21 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 Submit Pricing Data

18 Submit Pricing Data

19 20 21 22

8/4 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

23 24 25 Approval Deadline for August CY2009 Formulary Submission

26 Plan Preview #1 (using 2nd

CY2010 test data submission)

27 Plan Preview #1 (using 2nd

CY2010 test data submission)

28 Plan Preview #1 (using 2nd

CY2010 test data submission)

29

30 31 Final CY2009 Pricing Data Submission

8/18 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

September 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

2 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

3 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

4 3rd CY2010 Test Data Submission – this data will not be publicly released

5

Submission

Final CY2009 Pricing Data

– this data will not be publicly released

3rd CY2010 Test Data Submission

6 7 Labor Day

8 9 10 11 12

13 14 9/1 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

15 16 Plan Preview #2 (using 3rd CY2010 test data submission)

17 Plan Preview #2 (using 3rd CY2010 test data submission)

18 Plan Preview #2 (using 3rd CY2010 test data submission)

19

20 21 Initial CY2010 Data Submission to be released on or about 10/8

22 Initial CY2010 Data Submission to be released on or about 10/8

23 24 25 26

Approval Deadline for September CY2009 Formulary Submission

27 28 29 30

October 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

2 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

3

CY2009 Special Pricing Data Submission

CY2009 Special Pricing Data Submission

4 5 CY2009 Formulary Submission Window

6 7 8 9/22 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder – First Display of 2010 Data

9 10

11 12 Columbus Day

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

13 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 Approval Deadline for October CY2009 Formulary Submission

21 22 23 24

25 26 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

10/13 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder (includes 10/1 Pricing Data for CY2009)

27 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

28 29 30 31

November 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

10/27 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

10 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

11 Veterans Day

12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

11/10 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

24 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

25 26 Thanksgiving

27 28

29 30

December 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

11/24 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

8 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

12/8 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

22 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

23 24 25 Christmas

26

27 28 29 30 31

January 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 New Year’s Day

2

3 4 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

12/22 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

5 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 MLK Day Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

1/5 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

19 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31

February 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2010 Formulary Submission Window

2 2010 Formulary Submission Window

3 2010 Formulary Submission Window

4 5 6

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

1/19 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 President’s Day Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

2/2 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

16 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

17 18 19 20

21 22 23 Approval Deadline for February CY2010 Formulary Submission

24 25 26 27

28

March 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2010 Formulary Submission Window

2 2010 Formulary Submission Window

3 2010 Formulary Submission Window

4 5 6

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

2/16 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

3/2 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

16 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

17 18 19 20

21 22 23 Approval Deadline for March CY2010 Formulary Submission

24 25 26 27

28 29 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

3/16 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

30 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

31

April 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2010 Formulary Submission Window

2 2010 Formulary Submission Window

3

4 5 2010 Formulary Submission Window

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

3/30 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

13 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 Approval Deadline for April CY2010 Formulary Submission

21 22 23 24

25 26 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

4/13 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

27 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

28 29 30

May 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 2010 Formulary Submission Window

4 2010 Formulary Submission Window

5 2010 Formulary Submission Window

6 7 8

9 10 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

4/27 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

11 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

5/11 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

25 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

26 27 28 Approval Deadline for May CY2010 Formulary Submission

29

30 31 Memorial Day

June 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2010 Formulary Submission Window

2 2010 Formulary Submission Window

3 2010 Formulary Submission Window

4 5

6 7 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

5/25 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

8 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

6/8 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

22 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

23 24 25 26

27 28 29 Approval Deadline for June CY2010 Formulary Submission

30

July 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2010 Formulary Submission Window

2 2010 Formulary Submission Window

3

4 Independence Day

5 2010 Formulary Submission Window

6 2010 Formulary Submission Window

7 8 9 10

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

6/22 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

7/6 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

20 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

21 22 23 24

25 26 27 Approval Deadline for July CY2010 Formulary Submission

28 29 30 31

August 2010 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 2010 Formulary Submission Window

3 2010 Formulary Submission Window

4 2010 Formulary Submission Window

5 6 7

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

7/20 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

8/3 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

17 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

18 19 20 21

22 23 24 Approval Deadline for August CY2010 Formulary Submission

25 26 27 28

29 30 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data

8/17 Pricing Data Posted on the Drug Plan Finder

31 Submit CY2010 Pricing Data