Rural Health
News by Topic: Emergency medical services
Jul 16, 2025 - Notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing: 1) changes to the
Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Part B payment
policies; 2) policies for the Medicare Prescription Drug
Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act
of 2022; 3) the Ambulatory Specialty Model; 4) updates to
the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; 5)
updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B;
6) Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; 7) updates
to the Quality Payment Program; 8) updates to policies for
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health
Centers (FQHCs); 9) updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule
regulations; 10) codification of the Inflation Reduction
Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions;
and 11) updates to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability
Program. Comments are due on September 12, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
FCC: Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability
Federal Register
Jul 16, 2025 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is allowing an
additional 2 weeks for comment on the
June 4, 2025, proposed rule titled "Facilitating
Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911);
Improving 911 Reliability." FCC is seeking comments on the
proposed updates to the definition of "covered 911 service
provider" in the FCC's existing 911 reliability rules and
reliability standards. Comments are now due by August 4,
2025.
Source: Federal Register