Medicare Program; Request for Renewal of Deeming Authority of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) for Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Notice with request for comment.

This proposed notice announces that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering granting approval of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission's renewal application for Medicare Advantage “deeming authority” of Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations to continue participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program.

To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. June 16, 2025.

In commenting, refer to file code CMS-4211-PN.

Comments, including mass comment submissions, must be submitted in one of the following three ways (please choose only one of the ways listed):

1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments on this regulation to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the “Submit a comment” instructions.

2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-4211-PN, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016.

Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period.

3. By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-4211-PN, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.