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| Federal Register/Notice | Document # |
|---|---|
| Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request | 2026-01780 |
| Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Generic Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request | 2026-02187 |
| Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request | 2026-02190 |
| Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request | 2026-02191 |
| Federal Register/Rule | Document # |
|---|---|
| Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole | 2026-02040 |
| Federal Register Proposed Rule | Document # |
|---|---|
| Medicare Program; Ensuring Safety Through Domestic Security With Made in America Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Essential Medicine Procurement by Medicare Participating Hospitals | 2026-01730 |
| Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage | 2026-01833 |
| OIG HHS/Reports | Document # |
|---|---|
| Audit of Medicare Administrative Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2024 | OAS-25-18-064 |
| Total Medicare Part B Spending on Lab Tests Rose in 2024, Driven by Increased Spending on Genetic Tests | OEI-09-25-00330 |
| A Large Southeastern Hospital Could Improve Certain Security Controls to Enhance Its Ability to Prevent and Detect Cyberattacks | A-18-22-08021 |
| CMS Center/Transmittals | Document # |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) - Delete Obsolete Reason Codes - Part 7 | R13598OTN |
| Completion of Changes to Remove Reliance on the AX Modifier to Accurately Pay End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims. | R13588CP |
| The Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Submission of Copybook Files to the Provider Statistical & Reimbursement (PS&R) System. | R13586FM |
| January 2026 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center [ASC] Payment System. | R13578CP |
| January 2026 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). | R13573CP |
| Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100-04, Chapter 32, Sections 150.4, 150.6, 200.2, 300.2, 400.2, 400.2.2, 400.2.3, 400.2.3.1, 400.2.4, and 400.3 for Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) - July 2025 Change Request (CR) 13939 | R13608CP |
| Calendar Year 2026 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule | R13610CP |
| NCD 20.40- Renal Denervation (RDN) for Uncontrolled Hypertension | R13612CP |
| NCD 20.40- Renal Denervation (RDN) for Uncontrolled Hypertension | R13612NCD |
| Update to Pub. 100-02, Chapter 11 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) through Calendar Year (CY) 2026 | R13599BP |
| Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). | R13611CP |
| Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | R13611NCD |