Secretarial Comments on the Consensus-Based Entity's (CBE) (Battelle Memorial Institute) 2025 Activities: Report to Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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- Federal Register · checked 2026-07-09
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- 562910
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This notice acknowledges the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' (the Secretary's) receipt and review of Battelle Memorial Institute's 2025 Annual Activities Report to Congress. The Battelle Memorial Institute is the consensus-based entity (CBE) under a contract with the Secretary, as mandated by section 1890(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Secretary has reviewed CBE's 2025 Annual Report and is publishing the report in the Federal Register together with the Secretary's comments on the report not later than 6 months after receiving the report in accordance with section 1890(b)(5)(B) of the Act. This notice fulfills the statutory requirements. The Act requires the Secretary to review and publish the report; however, this statutory obligation does not constitute endorsement by the Secretary of the CBE's annual report or its specific recommendations.