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Medicare Program; Ensuring Safety Through Domestic Security With Made in America Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Essential Medicine Procurement by Medicare Participating Hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 29, 2026. Comments closed on March 30, 2026.
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What the agency says
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking solicits public comment on potential options we may consider for Medicare participating hospitals to help foster a more resilient supply chain for American- made personal protective equipment and essential medicines to secure our nation's health and safety and to reflect the additional resource costs incurred when procuring these domestically manufactured items. We seek input on a possible new "Secure American Medical Supplies" friendly designation that could be earned by hospitals that demonstrate their commitment to domestic procurement. In addition, we seek input on potential ways such a designation could facilitate the creation of new, streamlined payment policies to support hospitals in their efforts. We are also seeking input on a potential new structural quality measure as part of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program that could promote hospital commitments to invest in domestic procurement to secure our nation's health and safety.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-01730
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- January 29, 2026
- Comments due
- March 30, 2026
- Dates
- To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than March 30, 2026.
- Docket
- CMS-1516-ANPRM
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AV72
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 412; 42 CFR 413; 42 CFR 482
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 6
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