The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is inviting public comments on its plan to collect information as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice concerns the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, aiming to reinstate a previously approved information collection that lapsed due to oversight. CMS seeks applications from small rural hospitals to test cost-based payments for Medicare inpatient services. Interested hospitals should submit applications in a standard format, with a panel using a rubric to evaluate submissions for selection.
Simple Explanation
The government wants to ask small hospitals for some information to make sure they get paid fairly for taking care of people, but they need help figuring out how to ask for this information in a way that's fair and easy for everyone.