Regulatory Information Center Updates: August 26, 2025


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CMS Center/Transmittals

Document #

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

R13374CP

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) R13374NCD
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)—January 2026 Update- CR 1 of 2 R13375OTN
Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update 2026 R13379CP
Quarterly Update to Home Health (HH) Grouper R13378CP
January 2026 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Quarterly Update Reminder R13377CP
Changing the Frequency of No-Pay Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Mailings from Every 120 Days to Every 180 Days R13380CP
This transmittal updates Exhibit C-3 by adding factors for the months of January 2024 through December 2024, based on the Composite Therapy Index from IHS Global Insight, Inc. R501PR1
This transmittal updates Exhibit C-3 by adding factors for the months of January 2024 through December 2024, based on the Composite Therapy Index from IHS Global Insight, Inc. R500PR1
OIG HHS/Reports Document #

Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Understated Its Excess Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2022

OAS-25-07-028

Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Excess Plan Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals OAS-25-07-046
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrator, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan III Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals OAS-25-07-048
Companion Data Services, LLC, Overstated Its Excess Plan Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2022 OAS-25-07-027
Companion Data Services, LLC, Understated Its Medicare Segment Pension Assets as of January 1, 2022 OAS-25-07-023
Companion Data Services, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Pension Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals OAS-25-07-022
Companion Data Services, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan III Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-24-00644
Companion Data Services, LLC, Claimed Some Unallowable Medicare Postretirement Benefit Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals A-07-24-00641
Companion Data Services, LLC, Did Not Claim Some Allowable Medicare Excess Plan Costs Through Its Incurred Cost Proposals OAS-25-07-047
Medicare Enrollees Left Acute-Care Hospitals Against Medical Advice at Increasing Rates A-04-24-03003
Federal Register/Notice Document #
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-15935
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-15981
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-16171
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-16343
Medicare Claim Processing Manual Document #
Chapter 3 - Inpatient Hospital Billing clm104c03
Chapter 9 - Rural Health Clinics/ Federally Qualified Health Centers clm104c09