Health Agency Wants Feedback on Same Old Data Form – Zzz
Published Date: 12/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality wants to keep using its online form that helps collect extra data for health studies without making any changes. This affects researchers and healthcare folks who share info for big health reviews, especially about Medicare and Medicaid. You’ve got until January 16, 2026, to share your thoughts, and there’s no new cost or hassle involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Online Form Reinstated with Burden
AHRQ will reinstate without change the Online Submission Form (OMB No. 0935-0231) for supplemental evidence for systematic reviews. The agency estimates up to 200 responses per year, 15 minutes (0.25 hours) per response, a total annual burden of 50 hours, and an annualized cost burden of $7,449. Comments on this notice are due by January 16, 2026.
Email Alternative for Submissions
If you want to provide supplemental evidence, you may submit through the online form or alternatively email your submission to the AHRQ EPC mailbox at [email protected]. AHRQ expects to open SEADS portals for up to 24 topics per year (historically 10–19) and does not anticipate more than 40 topics per year.
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