Opportunity
Federal Register #CMS-10856
CMS Seeks Comments on Medicaid Managed Care Information Collection Revisions
Buyer
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Posted
November 12, 2026
Respond By
January 11, 2027
Identifier
CMS-10856
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking public comments on a proposed revision to its Medicaid information collection, not soliciting products or services. - Government buyer: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). - Purpose: Proposed revision to the approved “Medicaid Managed Care and Supporting Regulations” information collection (CMS-10856; OMB control number 0938-1453). - Information covered: Provider attestations about State directed payments and participation in health care-related tax hold-harmless arrangements. Providers must make attestations available to CMS upon request; when providers cannot or will not provide them, the State must provide a satisfactory explanation. - Estimated reporting burden: 719 respondents, 6,243 annual responses, and 264,468 total annual burden hours. - Procurement relevance: This is a public-comment notice, not a request for products or services. No OEMs, vendors, products, or service line items are identified.
Description
CMS is inviting public comment on its proposed revision of the currently approved information collection titled “Medicaid Managed Care and Supporting Regulations.” The collection concerns provider attestations related to State directed payments and health care-related tax hold-harmless arrangements, including requirements for attestations to be available to CMS or for the State to explain why providers cannot or will not provide them. The notice reports 719 respondents, 6,243 annual responses, and 264,468 total annual hours. Comments must be received by January 11, 2027.