0938-AU04 202010 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 Transparency in Coverage (CMS-9915)

This final rule would implement portions of Executive Order 13877 ("Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First", June 24, 2019), which provides that the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, the Treasury, and Labor will facilitate access to information about expected health care costs for patients before they receive care.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes Private Sector Regulatory 45 CFR 147 45 CFR 158 42 U.S.C. 18031 42 U.S.C. 300gg-15a No NPRM 11/27/2019 84 FR 65464 NPRM Comment Period Extended 01/03/2020 85 FR 276 NPRM Comment Period End 01/14/2020 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 01/29/2020 Final Action 11/12/2020 85 FR 72158 Final Action Effective 01/11/2021 Yes Businesses State Yes Yes No 1210-AB93 Related to 1545-BP47 Related to 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA Joint 1545 Internal Revenue Service IRS Joint Deborah Bryant Senior Advisor 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 301 492-4293 deborah.bryant@cms.hhs.gov Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244