0938-AT51 201904 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Medicare Shared Savings Program: Addressing Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (CMS–1702–F)

This rule finalizes the interim final rule published on December 26, 2017 that addresses financial and quality performance of Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) affected by extreme and uncontrollable circumstances.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Fully or Partially Exempt 42 CFR 425 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh Statutory Final 12/26/2020 MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule. Per the CMS notice published December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78442), except for certain Medicare payment regulations and certain other statutorily-mandated regulations, we schedule all Medicare final regulations for publication within the 3-year standardized time limit in the current Unified Agenda. We do not intend to delay publishing a Medicare final regulation for 3 years if we are able to publish it sooner. No Interim Final Rule 12/26/2017 82 FR 60912 Interim Final Rule Effective 01/20/2018 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/20/2018 Final Action Merged With 0938-AT45 Final Rule 12/31/2018 83 FR 67816 Final Action Effective 02/14/2019 No Federal No No No Elizabeth November Health Insurance Specialist 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-8084 elizabeth.november@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, MS: C5-15-24, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244