🏥Extension of PCAFC for Legacy Participants and Applicants
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with changes, an interim final rule that amended VA's regulations governing the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) and extended the transition period for legacy participants, legacy applicants, and their Family Caregivers (the legacy cohort) through September 30, 2025. This final rule will further extend the transition period for the legacy cohort through September 30, 2028.
Learn More💰$1.7 Million Award for Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program
HRSA provided a supplemental award of $1.7 million to the sole Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program (LODRP) cooperative agreement recipient--Mayo Clinic Arizona--to enable the recipient to more effectively address living donors' needs and accommodate an anticipated increase in the number of applicants to the program.
Learn More📄CMS Notice on Information Collection for Medicaid Managed Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Learn More📋TRICARE Information Collection Notice by the Department of Defense
The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Learn More🏥NIH Closed Meetings on Grant Applications for Small Businesses
The notice details closed meetings conducted by the NIH's Center for Scientific Review to evaluate grant applications. Various panels will consider proposals related to therapeutic development, diagnostics, and health interventions, ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive information during discussions. Each meeting will be held virtually and includes specific timelines and contact details for scientific review officers.
Learn More🏥Medicare Advantage Regulations
This final rule implements Medicare Advantage disclosure requirement changes.
Learn More🏥OMB Review Notice for Teaching Health Center Education Program
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed.
Learn More🏥Notification Requirements for Strikes at Health Care Institutions
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection request, Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form. This information collection request will be submitted for approval to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The Notification of intention to strike or picket at any health care institution Form was developed pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act and The Health Care Amendments Act of 1974 which labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution.
Learn More🏥Business Implications of National Medical Support Notice Compliance
The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) Part A, with minor changes, for an additional 3 years. The current OMB approval expires November 30, 2025. To allow states to program the changes to the proposed NMSN Part A, OCSS requests that the current NMSN Part A be extended 1 year.
Learn More🏥Health Center Program Performance Period Extensions Overview
Trillium Health, Inc. currently has a 1-year period of performance (January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025). As a new awardee in the FY 2025 Service Area Competition (SAC), Trillium was only eligible for a 1-year period of performance. Therefore, Trillium must apply to continue serving the service area through the FY 2026 SAC competition. To avoid a gap in services to its service area from the end of its period of performance until FY 2026 SAC funding is awarded, Trillium will receive a 3-month Extension with Funds to extend the end date of its period of performance from December 31, 2025, to March 31, 2026. Since there will be no SAC competition released for health centers with a period of performance end date of December 31, 2025, this extension will also permit Trillium to compete in the SAC application cycle for health centers that includes awardees who have period of performance end dates of March 31, 2026.
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