Regulatory Information Center Updates: November 25, 2025


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CMS Center/Transmittals

Document #

October 2025 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 26.3

R13470CP

Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) Telehealth Waiver – Implementation R13479DEMO
Display Testing/Production Region Identifier in ViPS Medicare System (VMS) Automated Parameters (VMAP) Phase 3 R13443OTN
Editing for Hospital Services Provided to Hospice Enrollees R13446OTN
2026 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List R13431CP
OIG HHS/Reports Document #

Nearly All Skilled Nursing Services Provided by Pinnacle Multicare Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Did Not Meet Medicare Payment Requirements

A-02-22-01017

Comparison of Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Results for the Second Quarter of 2025 OEI-03-26-00030
Dermatology Providers Generally Met Medicare Requirements for Evaluation and Management Services Performed on Same Day as Minor Surgical Procedures A-04-21-04083
CMS Put $11.2 Billion at Risk of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse by Not Properly Closing Contracts A-04-24-02048
Federal Register Proposed Rule Document #
Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model 2025-20681
Federal Register/Notice Document #
Medicare Program; CY 2026 Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts 2025-20249
Medicare Program; CY 2026 Part A Premiums for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement 2025-20250
Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rates, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2026 2025-20251
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-20279
Medicare Program; Announcement of the Re-Approval of COLA Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988; Correction 2025-20328
Medicare Program; Announcement of the Re-Approval of the Joint Commission as an Accreditation Organization Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988; Correction 2025-20329
Medicare Program; Public Meeting for New Revisions to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Coding-December 17, 2025, With an Overflow Date of December 18, 2025 2025-20330
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-20367
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-20368
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-20395
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-20486
Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model 2025-20681
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-20705
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 2025-20748
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 2025-20787