Federal Register #2026-22612

CMS requests comments on Medicare Prescription Payment Plan MARx reporting

CMS is seeking public comments on Medicare Advantage and Part D reporting for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program, not soliciting products or services. - Government buyer: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. - Program and system: Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs Part C and Part D MARx system updates for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program. - Reporting: Part D plans submit beneficiary-level data to MARx in a program-specific transaction separate from the enrollment file. Submissions may be made on CMS business days, with no stated daily minimum or maximum number of transaction files. - Collection estimates: Monthly collection covering 1,005 respondents and 1,200,000 annual responses, with an estimated 4.8 total annual burden hours. - Comments requested: CMS seeks feedback on the collection’s necessity and usefulness, burden estimates, information quality and clarity, and whether technology could reduce reporting burden. - Products, services, OEMs, and vendors: None identified; no procurement items or quantities are requested.

Description

CMS is inviting public comments on its proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is a revision of the currently approved Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs Part C and Part D MARx System Updates for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Program. Part D plans must submit beneficiary-level program data to the MARx system, with submissions permitted on CMS business days. Comments may address the collection’s necessity, utility, burden estimates, clarity, and use of technology to reduce burden.

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