NoticeOpen for comment · 62 days left
Medicare Program; Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) Coverage Pathway
- Published
- 2026-08-11
- Comment deadline
- 2026-10-13
- President
- Donald Trump
- Agencies
- Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Document number
- 2026-16368
Summary
This notice with comment period provides information to the public on the process CMS will use to provide accelerated Medicare coverage through the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) coverage pathway for new innovative technologies. The RAPID coverage pathway leverages existing processes to provide expedited national Medicare coverage for eligible technologies. This notice with comment period solicits public comment on the proposed RAPID coverage pathway.
Public comment is open
Anyone can submit a comment on this proposed rule. The comment period closes in 62 days. Comments become part of the official record and agencies must consider them.