🚁Establishment of Class E Airspace for ECU Health Bertie Hospital
This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for ECU Health Bertie Hospital Heliport, Windsor, NC, to accommodate new area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures serving the heliport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at this heliport.
Learn More💰Executive Order on Healthcare Pricing Transparency
Executive Order 14221 focuses on improving healthcare pricing transparency by mandating hospitals and health plans to provide clear and accessible pricing information to consumers. This order builds on prior regulations aimed at empowering patients to make informed healthcare decisions, ultimately seeking to reduce healthcare costs and foster accountability among providers.
Learn More🏥Notice on Senior Healthcare Innovation Consortium Membership Changes
The Department of Justice publishes a notice regarding the Senior Healthcare Innovation Consortium under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice highlights changes in the consortium's membership, including the addition of QHSLab, Inc. as a participant, and maintains its commitment to collaboration in healthcare innovation.
Learn More🤰Hearing on Idaho Medicaid State Plan Amendment 24-0015 Reconsideration
This notice announces an administrative hearing to be held on April 2, 2025, by way of video, or at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98104 to reconsider CMS' decision to disapprove Idaho's Medicaid SPA 24-0015.
Learn More🚫Revocation of DEA Registrations
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued orders to revoke Jason Weakley R.N., A.P.R.N.'s DEA registrations due to expired state licenses in Vermont and New Hampshire. The findings indicate a lack of authority to handle controlled substances, underscoring the critical need for compliance with state laws in the healthcare sector.
Learn More📅Notice of Public Meeting for Northern Mariana Islands Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom at 9:30 a.m. ChST on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 15, 2025). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Committee's report on the topic, Access to Adequate Health Care for Incarcerated Individuals in the CNMI Judicial System.
Learn More🏥ACHC Approved for Continued Medicare Home Health Accreditation
This notice announces our decision to approve the Accreditation Commission for Health Care Inc. (ACHC) for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for home health agencies (HHAs) that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Learn More🏥Notice of Public Meeting by Northern Mariana Islands Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom at 9:30 a.m. ChST on Friday, March 7, 2025 (6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 6, 2025). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Committee's report on the topic, Access to Adequate Health Care for Incarcerated Individuals in the CNMI Judicial System.
Learn More🏥Notice of Intent
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to solicit comment and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a new approximately 1,600,000 gross square foot replacement for the existing Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, located at 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas. The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital is a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), providing health care services to approximately 140,000 Veterans directly and in support of the Kerrville Texas VAMC. Persons or agencies who may be interested in or affected by the proposed project are encouraged to comment on the information in this NOI. All comments received in response to this NOI will be considered and any information presented herein, including the preliminary purpose and need, preliminary alternatives and identified impacts, may be revised in consideration of the comments.
Learn More💊Telemedicine Regulation for Buprenorphine Treatment Updated
In the January 17, 2025, issue of the Federal Register, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services published two final rules related to the practice of telemedicine, titled "Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter" and "Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients." These final rules were scheduled to become final on February 18, 2025. In accordance with the Presidential Memorandum of January 20, 2025, titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services are delaying the effective dates of these two final rules to March 21, 2025, and are soliciting public comments specifically regarding this delayed effective date.
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