The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking public feedback on a plan to gather information from the public, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The proposed information collection relates to new rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require doctors to inform patients when they can receive certain medical imaging services, like MRIs or CT scans, from a different provider. This aims to help patients make informed choices about their healthcare. CMS plans to use the collected data to ensure compliance with these disclosure requirements. Public comments are invited until March 1, 2021.
Simple Explanation
The government wants to know what people think about doctors telling patients they can get certain tests done elsewhere and how that information is collected. They want people to share their thoughts by March 1, 2021, to make sure the new rules work well.