Census of Surveys

On this page is a brief summary of every survey conducted by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services using a statistical method.

CAHPS Home Health Care Survey (CMS-10275)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 07/31/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $1,530,193 Annual Response: 1,149,975
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary, Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 420,576 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households, Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 301 Name of Law: US Public Health Service Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202303-0938-010

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) (CMS-10450)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 07/31/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $1,478,500 Annual Response: 25,776
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 5,867 Survey Respondent: Private Sector, Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: MACRA of 2015 AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 10331 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202401-0938-011

Evaluation of the CMS Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors Program (NQIIC) (CMS-10769)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 07/31/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $1,077,784 Annual Response: 1,900
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 559 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 112 - 40 261 Name of Law: Social Security Act AND US Code: 42 USC 1320c-1 Name of Law: Social Security Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202401-0938-008

Fee-for-Service Improper Payment Rate Measurement in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CMS-10166)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $46,000,000 Annual Response: 36
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 59,400 Survey Respondent: State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1302a Name of Law: Rules and Regulations AND US Code: 42 USC 1396(a) Name of Law: State Plans for Medical Assistance AND US Code: 42 USC 1397gg Name of Law: Records Reports Audits and Evaluation AND US Code: 42 USC 1302(a)(27) Name of Law: Rules and Regulations
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202408-0938-025

Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Methodological Research for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) (CMS-10549)
Agency: HHS Subject: Not Available
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Not Available
Expiration Date: 06/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $174,763 Annual Response: 11,655
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Not Avaiable
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 3,947 Survey Respondent: Not Available
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 241 Name of Law: Research and investigations generally
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202404-0938-005

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (CMS-10415)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 03/31/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $250,000 Annual Response: 1,000,000
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 60,000 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households, Private Sector, Federal Government, State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Standards
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202211-0938-011

Generic Clearance for the Heath Care Payment Learning and Action Network (CMS-10575)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 08/31/2025
Annual Federal Government Cost: $500,000 Annual Response: 8,731
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 10,001 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3021 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202202-0938-003

Generic Social Marketing & Consumer Testing Research (CMS-10437)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 10/31/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $2,500,000 Annual Response: 61,992
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 26,588 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1103 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3021 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 2602 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3001 3209 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 Sec 3022 2706 2703 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 10303 10327 10331 2701 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 4004 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 2001 2101 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1003 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202407-0938-019

HEDIS Data Collection for Medicare Advantage (CMS-10219)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 07/31/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $720,477 Annual Response: 808
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 258,560 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC Sec. AND 1395w-22(e)(3)(A) Name of Law: Benefits and beneficiary protections AND Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1852 AND PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 722 (a)(3)(A)(i) Name of Law: MMA
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202402-0938-002

Health Insurance Marketplace Consumer Experience Surveys
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 09/30/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $6,700,000 Annual Response: 97,505
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 48,872 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1313 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1321(a) Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1311(c)(4) Name of Law: Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202407-0938-021

Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership (HFPP)
Agency: HHS Subject: Not Available
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Not Available
Expiration Date: 09/30/2025
Annual Federal Government Cost: $11,333,002 Annual Response: 28
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Not Avaiable
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 8,064 Survey Respondent: Not Available
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1320a-7c Name of Law: Fraud and abuse control program AND PL: Pub.L. 104 - 191 201 Name of Law: Fraud and abuse control program
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202111-0938-015

Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Incident Management Survey (CMS-10692)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 03/31/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $194,541 Annual Response: 102
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 153 Survey Respondent: State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1915(c)(2)(A) Name of Law: Social Security Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202206-0938-024

Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program (CMS-10250)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: nan
Annual Federal Government Cost: $10,228,911 Annual Response: 40,960,000
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 15,184,997 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(a) Name of Law: Quality reporting for hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgical center services AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3014 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202412-0938-020

Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) and Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Disenrollment Reasons Survey (CMS-10316)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $2,000,000 Annual Response: 36,050
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 6,730 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: Statute at Large: 1 Stat. 1860
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202407-0938-010

Medicare Advantage Medicare Part D and Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey (CMS-R-246)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $7,000,000 Annual Response: 794,500
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 192,265 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 1860D Name of Law: Information to Facilitate Enrollment
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202406-0938-010

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) (CMS-P-0015A)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 08/31/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $24,400,000 Annual Response: 35,015
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 35,344 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 723 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3021 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202407-0938-007

Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) (CMS-10203)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: nan
Annual Federal Government Cost: $3,000,000 Annual Response: 663,150
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 212,208 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 722(a)(3)(A)(i) Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act AND US Code: 42 USC 442 Subpart D
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202501-0938-006

Medicare Part C and Medicare Part D Enrollment Form Interviews (CMS-10816)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 03/31/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $122,904 Annual Response: 480
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 95 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 105 - 33 Sec AND 4001 Name of Law: Balanced Budget Act of 199 AND PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 Sec. 101 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA)
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202312-0938-005

Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR 422.516(g) and 423.514(g)) (CMS-10305)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Annual Federal Government Cost: $300,000 Annual Response: 809
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 10,500 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1860 AND Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1857
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202402-0938-012

National Implementation of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) (CMS-10102)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $3,977,921 Annual Response: 2,327,551
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 314,206 Survey Respondent: Private Sector, Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 171 1886(b)(3)(B) Name of Law: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3001 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act AND PL: Pub.L. 115 - 271 6104 Name of Law: SUPPORT Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202408-0938-037

National Implementation of In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey (CMS-10105)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 09/30/2025
Annual Federal Government Cost: $1,450,000 Annual Response: 207,000
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 55,890 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1881(h) Name of Law: Social Security Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202207-0938-007

National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) Survey (CMS-10500)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $1,720,000 Annual Response: 2,534,643
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 614,976 Survey Respondent: Private Sector, Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 931 Name of Law: Quality Measure Development Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202402-0938-009

Patient-Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS) (CMS-10792)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2025
Annual Federal Government Cost: $1,432,251 Annual Response: 12,492
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 3,814 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: None
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202202-0938-004

Payment Error Rate Measurement - State Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility (CMS-10184)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $46,000,000 Annual Response: 108
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 36,000 Survey Respondent: State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 107 - 300 2 Name of Law: The Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202408-0938-027

Payment Error Rate Measurement in Medicaid & Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (CMS-10178)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $46,000,000 Annual Response: 36
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 29,700 Survey Respondent: State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 107 - 300 1902 Name of Law: Improper Payment Information Act (IPIA) of 2002
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202408-0938-026

Quality Payment Program (QPP)/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) (CMS-10621)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: nan
Annual Federal Government Cost: $384 Annual Response: 135,984
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 649,371 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2014
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202412-0938-008

Quality Payment Program/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Surveys and Feedback Collections (CMS-10695)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $3,850,758 Annual Response: 630,300
Annual Cost Burden: $5,328,024 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 57,950 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4(s) Name of Law: Merit Based Incentive Program AND PL: Pub.L. 114 - 10 101 Name of Law: MACRA AND PL: Pub.L. 114 - 255 4002(b)(1)(b) Name of Law: 21st Century Cures Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202408-0938-002

Survey of Retail Prices (CMS-10241)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $3,518,671 Annual Response: 72,000
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 36,000 Survey Respondent: Private Sector
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 109 - 171 6001 Name of Law: Deficit Reduction Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202310-0938-004

Testing Experience and Functional Tools
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 06/30/2026
Annual Federal Government Cost: $89,250 Annual Response: 1,570
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Voluntary
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 785 Survey Respondent: Individuals or Households
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 2701 Name of Law: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202304-0938-030

[Medicaid] External Quality Review (EQR) of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care EQR Protocols and Supporting Regulations (CMS-R-305)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 10/31/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $24,564,276 Annual Response: 9,530
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 482,802 Survey Respondent: Private Sector, State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: Statute at Large: 19 Stat. 1932 AND PL: Pub.L. 105 - 33 4705 Name of Law: BBA of 1997 AND PL: Pub.L. 111 - 3 403 Name of Law: CHIPRA of 2009 AND US Code: 42 USC 1396 Name of Law: External Independent Review of Managed Care Activities
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202404-0938-013

[Medicaid] Transformed - Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) (CMS-R-284)
Agency: HHS Subject: Health
Subagency: CMS Detailed Subject: Health Care Services
Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
Annual Federal Government Cost: $15,048,494 Annual Response: 648
Annual Cost Burden: $0 Respondent Obligation: Mandatory
Annual Time Burden (hrs): 7,290 Survey Respondent: State Local and Tribal Governments
Authorizing Statute: PL: Pub.L. 105 - 32 4753 Name of Law: BBA AND PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 103 Name of Law: MMA AND US Code: 42 USC 1935 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drugs AND PL: Pub.L. 114 - 148 6504 Name of Law: ACA AND US Code: 42 USC 1396b(r) Name of Law: MMIS AND US Code: 42 USC 1301 Name of Law: HIPAA Law
Survey Reference Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202409-0938-023