The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is requesting public comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking focused on strengthening hospital supply chains for personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medicines. Potential future approaches to support domestic procurement of PPE and essential medicines include a “Secure American Medical Supplies” friendly hospital designation, new payment policies, and a new structural quality measure that would be part of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program.
Hospital and health system leaders are encouraged to submit comments by March 30 through Regulations.gov.