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CMS' RDS Center will be performing system maintenance from approximately 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST on Wednesday, 5/22/2024. The RDS Secure Website will be available during this time; however, Retiree Files and Cost Report Files submitted via the Connect:Direct (mainframe) data submission method will not be processed. This outage affects all RDS plan sponsors and vendors who use the Connect:Direct (mainframe) data submission method. Full file processing functionality will be restored after system maintenance concludes.

Changes to RDS Public Website URLs

User Roles:

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Program Components:

User Management

Annual Plan Application

Retiree Management

Payment Setup

Interim Payment

Reconciliation

The RDS Public Website will be updated on Thursday, October 12, 2023. As part of this update, there will be global updates to website URLs. If you use links, bookmarks, or favorites to access the RDS Public Website, please make sure to update them. Please note that any hyperlinks to RDS Public Website pages contained in RDS program emails sent prior to October 12, 2023, will no longer be valid and may redirect to the RDS Public Website homepage.

If you have questions about this change, please email RDS@cms.hhs.gov.

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