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RIN: 0938-AT91

Publication ID: Spring 2021

Title: Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model (CMS-5528)(Completion of a Section 610 Review)
Abstract: This interim final rule with comment period (IFC) implements the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model, a new Medicare payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (the Act). The MFN Model tests whether more closely aligning payment for Medicare Part B drugs and biologicals (hereafter, referred to as drugs) with international prices and removing incentives to use higher-cost drugs can control unsustainable growth in Medicare Part B spending without adversely affecting quality of care for beneficiaries.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
RFA Section 610 Review: Completion of a Section 610 Review
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 513
Legal Authority: Social Security Act, sec. 1115A

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	10/30/2018	83 FR 54546
ANPRM Comment Period End	12/31/2018
Interim Final Rule	11/27/2020	85 FR 76180
Interim Final Rule Effective	11/27/2020
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	01/26/2021

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Lara Strawbridge Director, Division of Ambulatory Payment Models Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, 7500 Security Boulevard, MS: WB-06-05, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-7400 Email: mfn@cms.hhs.gov