On Aug. 18, more than two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program as well as works with states to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards, announced a cross-cutting initiative aimed at evaluating CMS-issued public health emergency blanket waivers and flexibilities to prfpare providers for post pandemic operations. It may be found at CMS.gov. It is worth the read.