CMS Response to Public Comments Received for CMS-R-10
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) received public comments related to CMS-R-10. This is the reconciliation of the comments.
Comment:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) received a comment from a member of the general public expressing concern that privatizing Medicare and Medicaid will allow middlemen to profit on healthcare delivery claims by “syphoning money off the general public and making billions” The commenter recommended that the current healthcare delivery system remain the same.
Response:
CMS appreciates the concern expressed by this commenter; however, it is outside the scope of this regulation. CMS shall take under advisement the concern and recommendation put forth from this commenter.
Comment:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) received a comment from a member of the general public expressing concern that CMS-R-10 needs to be completed through a website as there is “significant cost using a paper gathering survey.”
Response:
Currently budget and resource allocations required to develop and implement an electronic version of this information collection package are being reviewed with the intention to develop such an application.
Comment:
The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) received a comment
from a member of the general public support the efforts of
CMS-R-10 stating that “this seems a splendid opportunity for
the federal government to demonstrate a commitment to making
data-driven decisions about health care at a time when conversations
about the topic are unhelpfully polarized. I not only support this
work but urge that its results--and decisions made that are firmly
based on those results--be disseminated thoughtfully and precisely to
the general public.”
Response:
CMS thanks the commenter for supporting CMS-R-10. In addition, CMS agrees that results and decisions made based on results of CMS-R-10, be disseminated thoughtfully and precisely to the general public.
Comment:
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) received a comment from a member of the general public asking CMS to protect “our Social Security and Medicare benefits” by not allowing the “deregulation and gutting of our safety nets.”
Response:
CMS appreciates the concern expressed by this commenter, and aims to protect the benefits afforded to the American public; however, this concern is outside the scope of CMS-R-10.
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| Author | Jeannine Cramer |
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| File Created | 2021-01-22 |