Medicare Info Collection: Comment Before March Deadline Hits
Published Date: 2/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your thoughts on their plan to keep collecting important info from the public. If you or your group deal with Medicare or Medicaid, this affects you! You’ve got until March 16, 2026, to share your ideas on how to make this process easier and better, with no new costs announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Full-Subsidy Auto-Deeming for Dual-Eligibles
CMS automatically deems certain individuals eligible for the full Part D subsidy each month based on State Medicaid agency and SSA data, and auto-assigns those beneficiaries to benchmark Part D plans (Form CMS-10344). This collection covers 51 respondents and reports 612 total annual hours, and it supports premium and cost-sharing subsidy administration under the statute cited in the notice.
Medicare Advantage & Part D Notice Rules
Medicare Advantage organizations and Part D sponsors must use CMS-standard disclosure documents (Form CMS-10260). Enrollees must receive the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) by September 30, and the Evidence of Coverage (EOC) must be provided 15 days before the start of the Annual Enrollment Period. CMS reports 712 respondents, 45,996 responses, and 12,316 total annual hours for this collection.
National OAS CAHPS Patient Survey Rollout
CMS is implementing the national Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery CAHPS (OAS CAHPS) survey to collect patient assessments for many patient groups, including patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid. CMS-approved vendors may administer the survey by mail-only, telephone-only, or mixed modes (including web), and CMS reports 2,045,727 respondents and 500,805 total annual hours for this collection.
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