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ification subtitle of HIPAA. This rule would propose to replace the X12 Technical Reports Type 3, Version 5010 with the X12 Technical Reports Type 3, Version 8020 for healthcare claims or equivalent encounter information transactions (Institutional, Professional and Dental) and electronic remittance advice transactions. These updated versions of the X12 standards would promote interoperability and ease the administrative burden on providers and health plans.December 2024HHS/CMS: Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs (CMS-0062); Proposed Rule Stage; Regulatory number: 0938-AV44CMS would propose new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and qualified health plans offered on the federally facilitated exchanges to streamline processes for the prior authorization for certain drugs. CMS is developing this rule, in part, based on the significant number of public commenters who responded to the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization proposed rule (87 FR 76238) urging CMS to expand the proposed prior authorization policies to include drugs.November 2024HHS/CMS: Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachment Transactions and Electronic Signatures (CMS-0053); Final Rule Stage; Regulatory number: 0938-AT38This rule finalizes new standards for health plans and providers to support both healthcare claims transactions and standards for electronic signatures to be used in conjunction with healthcare attachments transactions. Additionally, this rule finalizes a regulatory change that implements requirements of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of HIPAA and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152), enacted on March 30, 2010.November 2024HHS/CMS: Administrative Simplification: Modifications to NCPDP Retail Pharmacy Standards (CMS-0056); Final Rule Stage; Regulatory number: 0938-AU19This final rule