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Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on October 20, 2026. Comments are due by December 15, 2026.
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What the agency says
This proposed rule would implement section 6219 (Adjustments to Medicare Part D Cost-Sharing Reductions for Low-Income Individuals), section 6220 (Requiring Enhanced and Accurate Lists of (REAL) Health Providers Act), and section 6224 (Modernizing and Ensuring Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21420
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- October 20, 2026
- Comments due
- December 15, 2026
- Dates
- To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 15, 2026.
- Docket
- CMS-4214-P
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AV88
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 422; 42 CFR 423
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Health facilities; Health maintenance organizations (HMO); Medicare; Penalties; Privacy; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 82
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