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B-332186 1 (2020-05-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebjv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-332186 May 26, 2020 The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Greg Walden Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Richard Neal Chairman The Honorable Kevin Brady Ranking Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Secretary: Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Basic Health Program, and Exchanges; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the CO VID-19 Public Health Emergency and Delay of Certain Reporting Requirements for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of the Secretary entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Basic Health Program, and Exchanges; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Delay of Certain Reporting Requirements for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (RIN: 0938-AU32). We received the rule on May 11, 2020. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule with comment period on May 8, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 27550. The effective date of the rule is May 8, 2020. The applicability date of the rule is March 1, 2020, or January 27, 2020, or as otherwise specified. According to CMS, this interim final rule revises existing regulations to offer health care providers and suppliers additional flexibilities in furnishing services to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, and implements new regulations in response to recent legislation including the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020, the Families