CMS Seeks Feedback on Medicare Data Collection Burden
Published Date: 11/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your thoughts on their plan to collect info from the public. This is part of a routine check to make sure the questions they ask aren’t too much work and actually help them do their job better. If you have ideas or concerns, you’ve got until December 18, 2025, to speak up—no cost to comment, just your time!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Medicare PHI Disclosure Authorization Form
If you have Medicare, you can use form CMS-10106 (OMB control number 0938-0930) to authorize Medicare to disclose your protected health information to a third party. You can submit the form electronically at Medicare.gov, mail a complete form, or give the authorization verbally by calling 1-800-Medicare. CMS estimates 1,000,000 respondents and 250,000 total annual hours for this collection, and comments are due by December 18, 2025.
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