About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

B-334577 Sep 09, 2022 1 (2022-09-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaonoz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20548
B-334577
September 9, 2022
The Honorable Ron Wyden
Chairman
The Honorable Mike Crapo
Ranking Member
Committee on Finance
United States Senate
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Chairman
The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican Leader
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: Radiation Oncology (RO) Model
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, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Radiation Oncology (RO) Model (RIN: 0938-AT89). We
received the rule on August 29, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on
August 29, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 52698. The effective date is October 28, 2022.
According to CMS, the final rule finalizes its proposal to delay the current start date of the RO
Model to a date to be determined through future rulemaking. CMS stated the final rule also
modifies the definition of the model performance period to provide that the start and end dates
of the model performance period for the RO Model will be established in future rulemaking.
Enclosed is our assessment of CMS's compliance with the procedural steps required by section
801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions about
this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to the

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most