Federal Register #2026-22297

CMS information collection revision for the Home Health Services Review Choice Demonstration

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking emergency clearance to revise its Home Health Services Review Choice Demonstration information collection. - Government buyer: CMS, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; no specific CMS office is identified. - Purpose: The revision supports expanding the demonstration to California and reviewing home health claims to help identify and prevent potential Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. - Information collection: Review Choice Demonstration for Home Health Services (CMS-10599; OMB control number 0938-1311). Home health agencies may choose pre-claim or post-payment review and submit supporting information to Medicare contractors. - Reported burden: 4,700 respondents, 3,173,016 responses, and 1,600,608 total annual burden hours. - Procurement status: This is a public information collection notice, not a solicitation to buy products or services. No OEMs, vendors, products, quantities, or part numbers are identified.

Description

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requests an emergency-clearance revision to the information collection for the Review Choice Demonstration for Home Health Services (CMS-10599/0938-1311). The demonstration supports review of home health claims through pre-claim or post-payment review to help identify and prevent potential Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse. CMS says approval is essential to expand the demonstration to California within the specified timeframe. Comments may address the collection’s necessity, utility, burden estimates, clarity, and use of technology to reduce burden.

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