0938-AT62 201810 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Changes to the Medicare Claims, Medicare Advantage Organization Determination, and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Determination Appeals Procedures (CMS-4174-F)

This final rule streamlines the claims appeals process and reduce associated burden on providers, beneficiaries, and appeals adjudicators. The rule also includes technical changes to correct cross references, inconsistent definitions, and other errors in appeals regulations.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 42 CFR 405 42 CFR 422 42 CFR 423 42 U.S.C. 1395 Statutory Final 10/02/2021 MMA sec. 902. MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within three years of a proposed or interim final rule. Rule may publish before the three-year deadline. No NPRM 10/02/2018 83 FR 49513 NPRM Comment Period End 12/03/2018 Final Action 10/00/2021 No None No No No No Joella Roland Social Science Research Analyst 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-7638 joella.roland2@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, MS: C2-12-16, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244