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CMS proposes rules to implement three sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, addressing Medicare Part D cost sharing for low-income people, provider lists, and pharmacy benefit manager accountability. Comments are due December 15, 2026, by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Today’s proposed Medicare rule 0:19 Three provisions. One Medicare proposal. 1:03 How to comment 1:24 How to Comment on Federal Rules — the book 🗳 HAVE YOUR SAY: these are open for public comment. Agencies must consider relevant public comments, so your input counts. • Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Proposed rule), comments due December 15, 2026 Comment: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CMS-2026-2533 📘 THE BOOK: How to Comment on Federal Rules, by J.D. Scruggs A plain-English, step-by-step guide to finding rules open for comment and writing a comment agencies have to consider. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HP8V1ZFG 🌐 WEBSITE: https://fedregintel.com/rules/ Every federal rule open for comment, by deadline, updated every day. 🦋 Daily updates on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fedregintel.com 𝕏 Follow on X: https://x.com/FedRegIntel 📄 READ THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS 1. Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Proposed rule, 91 FR 66408) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/20/2026-21420/medicare-program-implementation-of-sections-6219-6220-and-6224-of-the-consolidated-appropriations 💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY Which part of this proposal should people examine closely? Tell us in the comments or at https://fedregintel.com, and keep it respectful: people from every point of view are welcome here. 🔔 Subscribe for the federal rules open for public comment every weekday, plus Rulemaking 101 explainers, and share this with anyone it could help. This video is an informational summary, not legal advice. Always check the official document on federalregister.gov before relying on it.

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FedReg Intel for October twentieth, twenty twenty-six. Today: a proposed Medicare rule covering three provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, twenty twenty-six.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes to implement three sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, twenty twenty-six. The official summary says section sixty-two nineteen addresses Part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals. Section sixty-two twenty concerns enhanced and accurate lists of health providers. Section sixty-two twenty-four concerns pharmacy benefit manager accountability. This is a proposed rule, not a final rule. The notice says comments must be received by five p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December fifteenth, twenty twenty-six. The official notice and Regulations dot gov docket are linked in the description.

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