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This interim final rule modifies four existing operating rules that are currently adopted for three Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) transactions: Eligibility for a Health Plan, Health Care Claim Status, Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) transactions.  We are developing this rule, in part, based on a June 2023 recommendation letter from the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS).  Industry stakeholders informed the contents of the recommendation letter, and based on its assessment of input, the NCVHS recommends that the agency adopt updates to the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare's (CAQH) Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) operating rules to support X12 transaction standards.