CMS Seeks Feedback on Routine Data Collection Renewal
Published Date: 4/27/2026
Notice
Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants your feedback on their plan to keep collecting important info from the public. This helps them do their job better while making sure the process isn’t too much work for anyone. You’ve got until May 27, 2026, to share your thoughts—no cost to comment, just your time!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Payment Reductions for Non‑Reporting Providers
If you are a provider (Hospice, Home Health Agency, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Long‑Term Acute Care Hospital, or Skilled Nursing Facility) and you do not meet the reporting requirements for your quality reporting program, you may be subject to a payment reduction in your annual payment update (APU). This requirement is tied to participation in CMS quality reporting programs.
Incentive Payments Under VBP Programs
CMS' value‑based purchasing (VBP) programs provide incentive payments to providers who deliver high quality care as measured by specific quality metrics. These incentive payments are based on performance on those metrics and are intended to reward higher performing providers.
SNF MDS Data Validation Requirement
Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) participating in the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and the SNF VBP Program are required to participate in a Minimum Data Set (MDS) data validation process. The programs also use claims, staffing data (Payroll‑based Journal), patient surveys, and CDC NHSN data to calculate measures.
CMS Information Collection Estimates (CMS‑10945)
CMS proposes a new OMB information collection (Form CMS‑10945) for administrative procedures related to chronic and post‑acute care quality programs. The notice lists 33,340 affected respondents, 72 total annual responses, and 18 total annual hours for the collection, and requests public comment by May 27, 2026.
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