Lexology February 11, 2019
Crowell & Moring LLP

Drawing on the vision set out in the 21st Century Cures Act, CMS has issued a new proposed regulation that would require all health plans subject to CMS authority to make certain clinical, claims, and coverage information available to patients and their personal representatives. Comments are due 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.

This regulation contains policy consistent with and linked to ONC’s new proposed regulation implementing 21st Century Cures provisions, also released today. Together, both regulations propose sweeping and potentially transformative changes to the way data is accessed and exchanged in health care.

Where do these requirements come from?

The 21st Century Cures Act, a bipartisan bill passed in December 2016, contained several new requirements and programs...

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