CMS to Public: Help Us Justify Asking You More Questions
Published Date: 12/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect some info from the public. This helps make sure the questions they ask aren’t too much work and actually useful. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until January 15, 2026, to speak up—no cost to comment, just your time!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Integrated ANOC/EOC Models for Dual Eligible Plans
CMS is maintaining standardized Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) and Evidence of Coverage (EOC) models (Form CMS-10824, OMB 0938-1444) for Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan applicable integrated plans (AIPs) in States that require integrated materials. The models include Medicaid benefit information that State Medicaid agencies can customize. CMS notes that ANOCs must be sent for enrollee receipt by September 30 and EOCs are due 15 days prior to the start of the Annual Election Period (AEP). CMS estimates 109 respondents, 109 annual responses, and 1,308 total annual hours for this collection.
Optional Questions on MA/Part D Enrollment
The Model Medicare Advantage and Part D Individual Enrollment Request Form (Form CMS-10718, OMB 0938-1378) separates minimal required data (Section 1) from optional data (Section 2). Section 2 contains optional items like accessible format preference and premium payment information that you may skip; plan enrollment will not be affected if you do not complete Section 2. CMS estimates 24,464,437 respondents, 49,917,959 responses, and 12,240,174 total annual burden hours for this collection.
Plans May Modify Model Enrollment Form
CMS states the model MA/Part D enrollment form is considered a model under regulations, and MA and Part D plans are able to modify the language, format, or order of the enrollment form (Form CMS-10718). Optional data elements in Section 2 are developed to aid plan processing and are optional for beneficiaries to complete.
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