CMS Invites Feedback on Medicare Data Collection Efforts
Published Date: 5/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect some info from the public. This is part of a routine check to make sure the questions they ask aren’t too much work and really help them do their job. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until June 1, 2026, to speak up—no cost to comment, just your time!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Short MCBS 'Pulse' Surveys for Beneficiaries
You could be asked to respond to a new MCBS “Pulse” survey if you are a Medicare beneficiary. CMS plans for 31,117 respondents and 31,117 annual responses, with a total estimated burden of 1,026 hours; each Pulse survey will contain no more than five questions and will be fielded for up to two weeks within existing MCBS rounds (three rounds per year, each about 16 weeks).
Public Comments Due June 1, 2026
You can submit written comments on CMS's proposed information collection at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain; comments must be received by the OMB desk officer by June 1, 2026. There is no monetary cost to comment—only your time to submit feedback about burden estimates, question utility, or collection methods.
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