Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements (CMS-10185)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
CMS-10185_CY 2027 Part C and D Reporting Requirements_Supporting Statement A_Clean.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-07-02	Available
60-day comments.pdf	Public Comments	Uploaded 2026-07-01	Available
60_day_comment_responses.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-07-01	Available
CY 2027 Parts C and D Reporting Requirements Crosswalk.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-07-01	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
8853	Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0992	ICR Reference No: 202607-0938-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202509-0938-016
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-CPC
Title: Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements (CMS-10185)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/06/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2027
Responses	35,196	14,325
Time Burden (Hours)	96,938	23,094
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 1857(e)(1) and Section 1860D–12(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes the Secretary to include contract terms requiring Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) and Part D sponsors to provide information deemed necessary and appropriate. Pursuant to this authority, CMS codified these information collection requirements at 42 CFR § 422.516 for MAOs and § 423.514 for Part D sponsors. Compliance with these disclosure and reporting requirements is enforced under 42 CFR §§ 422.504 and 423.505. .

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 275 164 Name of Law: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers
   Statute at Large: 1 Stat. 423
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 275 164 Name of Law: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 11553	03/10/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 40540	07/02/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	35,196	14,325	0	20,871	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	96,938	23,094	0	73,844	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For CY 2027, CMS is consolidating Part C and Part D reporting requirements and merging both PRAs, which requires standardizing the burden calculation methodology. Previously, Part C calculated the number of responses by multiplying the number of contract-level respondents by the number of Part C reporting sections, whereas Part D used the actual number of respondents per section, considering the reporting frequency. The annualized hours per response were also calculated differently. To ensure consistency, for CY 2027, CMS adopts a unified approach that calculates responses based on actual respondents per section (contract or plan level), hours per section, and reporting frequency, with annualized hours per response calculated as total burden hours divided by the median number of contract-level respondents. While this methodological change increases the reported annualized hours per respondent from 52 hours to 128 hours, the total burden hours for these reporting requirements have actually decreased. The observed increase in the per respondent metric represents a statistical artifact of methodological alignment rather than a substantive change in respondent burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $300,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 07/06/2026

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