# Federal Register #CMS-10143

CMS Requests Comments on Three Information Collections, Including State Medicare-Medicaid Eligibility Data

**Buyer:** Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** December 16, 2026
**Identifier:** CMS-10143

CMS is seeking public comments on revisions to three information collections; this is a notice, not a purchase opportunity.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); no specific office is identified.
- **Procurement status:** No products or contract services are being requested, and no OEMs, vendors, or resellers are named.
- **Information collections described:**
  - **CMS-10143 — State Data for the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA):** State Medicaid agencies submit files identifying Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible beneficiaries, including at least one monthly file and daily updates for eligibility changes. The revision updates technical guidance in the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug State User Guide. The collection lists 51 state-government respondents and 4,896 total annual hours.
  - **CMS-10494 — Annual State Report on CMS Value Based Purchasing Arrangements (VBP) Supplemental Rebate Agreements:** An annual information collection concerning state VBP supplemental rebate agreements. The notice’s accompanying use description also refers to certification and records for Navigators, certified application counselors, and designated organizations. The attachment lists a quantity of 275,089, but does not specify its unit.
  - **CMS-10710 — Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation):** An information collection; the supplied material does not describe its use or burden details.
- **Products and part numbers:** No products are listed. The CMS collection identifiers are CMS-10143, CMS-10494, and CMS-10710.
- **Comment topics:** Whether the collections are necessary and useful, the accuracy of burden estimates, clarity of the information requested, and ways to reduce burden, including through technology.

### Description

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting public comment on a proposed revision to its currently approved State Data for the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) information collection. The collection supports CMS calculations of Part D phased-down state contribution payment rates and the exchange of data identifying Medicare beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. States submit a monthly file and daily updates on changes in dual eligibility status; the proposed revision includes technical changes to the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug State User Guide. Comments are due December 15, 2026.

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