🏥Proposed Rule to Close Medicaid Tax Loophole Affects Businesses
This proposed rule is intended to address a loophole in a regulatory statistical test applied to State proposals for Medicaid tax waivers. The test is designed to ensure, as required by statute, that non-uniform or non-broad -based health care-related taxes, authorized under a waiver, are generally redistributive. The inadvertent loophole currently allows some health care-related taxes, especially taxes on managed care organizations, to be imposed at higher tax rates on Medicaid taxable units than non-Medicaid taxable units, contrary to statutory and regulatory intent for health care-related taxes to be generally redistributive. The proposed provisions would better implement the statutory requirements by adding additional safeguards to ensure that tax waivers that exploit the loophole because they pass the current statistical test, but are not generally redistributive, are not approvable.
Learn More⚡Electric Rate Filings Notice and Changes in Status for Energy Companies
The Department of Energy's notice details various filings associated with changes in status for multiple energy companies. It includes information about applicants, filing dates, and the process for public engagement, highlighting the dynamic regulatory environment impacting the energy sector.
Learn More🏺NAGPRA Notice on Repatriation by Field Museum
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More🍏FDA Extends Comment Period for Food Labeling Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Food Labeling: Front- of-Package Nutrition Information" that appeared in the Federal Register of January 16, 2025. We are taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested parties additional time to submit comments.
Learn More🚢FMC Notice
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has received a petition from a controlled carrier requesting an exemption from the statutory requirement to provide 30 days' notice of a reduction in its tariff rates and seeks public comment.
Learn More🚢Notice on Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in U.S. Trade
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
Learn More📜Notice of Inventory Completion Under NAGPRA at Harvard
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University (CHM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More📦Notice of Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement Filing
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
Learn More🏥Public Meeting on HCPCS Coding Revisions
This notice announces the first Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) public meeting of 2025 to discuss the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services preliminary coding, Medicare benefit category, and Medicare payment determinations, if applicable, for new revisions to the HCPCS Level II code set for non-drug and non- biological items and services, as well as how to register for the meeting.
Learn More⚡Electric Rate Filings and Securities Applications Overview
The notice outlines various electric rate and securities filings received by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), detailing changes and applications from multiple energy companies. Stakeholders are urged to observe comment deadlines set for each filing, reflecting the regulatory landscape affecting the energy sector.
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