Barbara Berg--WA

Document ID: CMS-2008-0079-0006
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Received Date: July 16 2008, at 05:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: July 17 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: June 27 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: August 26 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8067e959
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Medicare Program; Changes in Conditions of Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers (CMS-1910-P2)

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Since CMS has taken years to create this proposed rule it seems unfair to only have a comment period of 60 days for those of us that will be effected by this rule. Much of the language in the proposed rule is vague and difficult for even the experts to interprete so you can imagine how difficult it is for the rest of us to understand these new proposals and the 60 day time frame for comments just complicates this more. I respectfully ask that the comment period be extended for a minimum of 6 months so the rule can be studied and RHCs can understand the true impact on our clinics. Thank you in advance for your consideration.