Rural Health
News by Topic: Health conditions
Jul 2, 2025 - Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making changes related to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for calendar year 2026 and proposing updates to the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI). Among other things, this rule also proposes updated requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program and modifying and terminating requirements for the ESRD Treatment Choices Model. Comments are due by August 29, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 26, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on an information
collection regarding a form related to the COVID-19
Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and American Rescue Plan (ARP)
rural payment reporting activities. The information
collection is used to assess if statutory and programmatic
requirements are met; conduct audits; report on findings
with respect to the disbursements of PRF and ARP Rural
payments; and for the program evaluation. Comments are due
by August 25, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Jun 16, 2025 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking comments on a proposed information collection project titled "National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Respiratory Data." This information collection is designed to standardize the data elements collected from across the country regarding the impact of respiratory viruses on healthcare facilities. Comments are due by August 15, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
CDC: Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Advisory Committee to the Director
Federal Register
Jun 16, 2025 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for membership on the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD). The ACD consists of up to 15 experts knowledgeable in areas pertinent to the CDC mission, including public health, infectious disease, data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), global health, public health preparedness, and related fields. Nominations are due by July 16, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
FDA: Revocation of Four Authorizations of Emergency Use of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Detection and/or Diagnosis of COVID-19; Availability
Federal Register
May 29, 2025 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked 6 Emergency Use Authorizations issued to Pfizer Inc., MAWD Laboratories, and Nuclein, LLC (merged with Molecular Diagnostics Inc.) related to COVID-19 detection and diagnosis tests.
Source: Federal Register
May 19, 2025 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeking comments on new forms related to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program's (RWHAP) AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) Program, which supports a network of national centers that conduct targeted, multi-disciplinary education and training programs for health care providers treating people with HIV. The information collected to obtain more accurate data relating to National AETC activities, participants, and site information for all National AETC Program recipients, among other things. Comments are due by July 18, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
May 16, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical and typographic corrections to the December 9, 2024, final rule and the December 30, 2024, correcting amendment. The corrections and correcting amendment are effective May 16, 2025, and applicable beginning January 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register