Federal Register #2026-20546

CMS requests comments on proposed Medicaid data and agency-service feedback collections

CMS is seeking public comments on two proposed information collections for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). - Proposed collections: - Revision of the Transformed-Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS), including updates to immigration-status and eligibility-termination data elements and a transaction-type value for per-member-per-month home health service payments. The collection lists 54 respondents, 648 annual responses, and 15,390 annual burden hours. - Reinstatement with changes of the Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, including customer and stakeholder feedback such as surveys of CMS websites. The collection lists 2,000,000 respondents, 2,000,000 annual responses, and 60,000 annual burden hours. - Comments sought: Whether each collection is necessary and useful, whether burden estimates are accurate, how to improve the quality and clarity of collected information, and how to reduce respondent burden. - Products, vendors, and OEMs: None identified; this notice requests public comments and does not specify a purchase.

Description

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting public comments on two proposed information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. These are a revision of the Transformed-Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) collection, including updates to data elements, and reinstatement with change of the Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Comments are requested on the burden estimate and other aspects, including the necessity and utility of the collections, the accuracy of the burden estimates, and ways to improve the information collected or reduce burden. Comments must be received by the OMB desk officer by November 6, 2026.

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