Comment on CMS-2026-2047-0002

Summary: A Helping Hand, LLC, a licensed for-profit Opioid Treatment Program, opposes the Interim Final Rule because it excludes patients at for-profit facilities from certain Medicaid exclusions based on the provider's tax status. They argue this creates an unintended disparity in access to life-saving treatment and request that CMS clarify the rule to include all federally certified and state-licensed programs regardless of ownership structure.