CMS seeks public comment on Medicare survey and hospice reporting changes
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CMS is asking the public to comment on two information collection changes under the Paperwork Reduction Act. One update would revise the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to remove some questions and add a small number of new ones, which CMS says should reduce respondent burden starting in Winter 2027. The other would restart the Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report Form with changes that remove duplicate fields and eliminate the surveyor signature requirement because the process is now automated in iQIES. This notice mainly affects Medicare beneficiaries who may be surveyed, hospice providers, state surveyors, and other organizations that interact with CMS data collection. CMS is not imposing a new rule yet; it is seeking comments by June 29, 2026 before sending the collections to OMB for approval.
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Key Changes
- CMS is revising the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey by removing some items and adding only a limited number of new questions.
- CMS is reopening the Hospice Survey and Deficiencies Report Form with changes that remove duplicate information and delete the surveyor signature requirement.
- Comments are due by June 29, 2026 before CMS submits these collections to OMB for approval.
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested persons may submit public comments on CMS's proposed information collections, including comments on necessity, burden estimates, clarity, utility, and the use of automated techniques to reduce burden.
Interested persons may submit comments on CMS's proposed information collection revisions, including burden estimates, necessity and utility, accuracy of burden estimates, ways to improve clarity, and use of automated collection techniques, before CMS submits the collections to OMB for approval.
Commenters should reference the relevant document identifier or OMB control number when submitting comments to CMS.
Commenters should reference the document identifier or OMB control number when submitting comments to CMS.
Commenters wishing to have their submissions considered must send comments through one of CMS's accepted channels, either electronically via Regulations.gov or by regular mail to the CMS Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs address provided in the notice.