💵Impact of Medicare Prior Authorization Regulations on Businesses
This notice announces a 6-year model focused on reducing fraud, waste (including low-value care), and abuse in Medicare fee-for- service (FFS) via the implementation of technology-enabled prior authorization processes for select services.
Learn More📉Proposed Rule to Remove COVID-19 Recordkeeping in Healthcare
OSHA is proposing to remove OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and its associated recordkeeping and reporting provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations.
Learn More📋CMS Notice on Agency Information Collection Activities
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🏥DHA Terminates Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration
This notice is to advise interested parties of the termination of the DHA's Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Demonstration. On November 9, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule announcing the termination of the original Medicare HHVBP Model one year early for home health agencies (HHAs) in the nine original model states. This serves as formal notice that DHA also terminated the HHVBP demonstration applicable in the original nine model states. Due to the limited time this demonstration was active, there was insufficient data to draft a report detailing findings.
Learn More💵NIH Closed Meetings for Grant Applications in HIV Research
The NIH announces closed meetings for the Center for Scientific Review to evaluate grant applications related to HIV comorbidities and innovative clinical trials. These discussions, occurring virtually, will involve confidential information pertaining to trade secrets and personal data, underscoring the sensitive nature of the grant application evaluations.
Learn More🏥CMS Seeks Public Comment on Community Mental Health Regulations
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💊CMS Drug Price Negotiation Comment Request Overview
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📋Agency Information Collection Notice Impacting Medicare Regulations
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 a second opportunity for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding the burden estimate 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📊Secretarial Comments on CBE's 2024 Activities Report Overview
This notice acknowledges the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' (the Secretary's) receipt and review of Battelle Memorial Institute's, the consensus-based entity (CBE) under a contract with the Secretary, 2024 Annual Activities Report to Congress, as mandated by section 1890(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Secretary has reviewed CBE's 2024 Annual Report and is publishing the report in the Federal Register together with the Secretary's comments on the report not later than 6 months after receiving the report in accordance with section 1890(b)(5)(B) of the Act. This notice fulfills the statutory requirements. Although the Act requires the Secretary to review and publish the report, this statutory obligation does not constitute endorsement by the Secretary of the CBE's annual report and its specific recommendations.
Learn More🏥PRCDA Redesignation Notice for Chippewa Cree Tribe in Montana
Notice is hereby given that the Indian Health Service (IHS) has decided to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation ("Chippewa Cree Tribe" or "Tribe") to include the Montana County of Cascade. The final PRCDA for the Chippewa Cree Tribe now includes the Montana counties of Cascade, Choteau, Hill and Liberty. The sole purpose of this expansion is to authorize additional Chippewa Cree Tribal members and beneficiaries to receive Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) services.
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