Twenty million dollars is appropriated for the review process
What the document says“there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2026, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out this subparagraph.”
The new paragraph appropriates $20,000,000 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2026, in addition to amounts otherwise available, to remain available until expended, to carry out the submission and review process.
What the document actually says“there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2026, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out this subparagraph.”
Twenty million dollars goes to one account for 2026. It may be held until it is spent. It pays for the work of this part.
Site visits and audits cost money. This is the largest sum in this title. Funds that stay available do not lapse at year end.
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