Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Published Date: 1/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to collect some information from the public. This is a routine check to make sure the questions they ask are useful and not too much work. If you have thoughts, you’ve got until March 2, 2026, to share them—no cost to comment, just your time!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
States Must Report Medicaid Access Data
States must provide annual information under 42 CFR 447.203 and 447.204 to document access to Medicaid services and show compliance with section 1902(a)(30)(A) of the Social Security Act. CMS will use the submissions to monitor compliance and to inform approval decisions on State plan amendments that propose Medicaid rate reductions or payment restructures; the notice lists 51 respondents, 346 total annual responses, and 15,305 total annual hours. Comments are due March 2, 2026.
Medicaid Beneficiaries Can Raise Access Issues
Beneficiaries, providers, and other stakeholders may use the information states submit to identify and raise issues about access to Medicaid services with state Medicaid agencies. CMS will also use the data to monitor ongoing compliance with section 1902(a)(30)(A) and to inform programmatic changes to address access problems.
Medicare Plan Finder Will Show Provider Networks
CMS is expanding Medicare Plan Finder to include Medicare Advantage provider network data so beneficiaries can search plans by contracted providers and networks. This change is intended to simplify and streamline the Medicare beneficiary shopping experience by making MA provider directory information available on MPF.
MA Plans Must Submit Provider Directories
Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations will be required to submit their provider directory data to CMS/HHS for publication, update directory information within 30 days of a change, and attest to its accuracy in a CMS-specified format and timeframe. The notice estimates 700 private-sector respondents, 1,400 total annual responses, and 6,300 total annual hours for this new collection (Form CMS-10906); comments are due March 2, 2026.
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