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Dec 23, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on a new matching program between the CMS and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) titled "Verification of Household Income and Family Size for Insurance Affordability Programs and Exemptions." This matching program will provide CMS with IRS federal tax information, which CMS and state-based administering entities will use to verify household income and family size for applicants and enrollees receiving eligibility determinations and redeterminations for benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Comments are due by January 22, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 23, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) making corrections to the October 31, 2024, final rule. This notice is effective December 30, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 23, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) seeking comments on a request for information to inform the development of the Child Nutrition Programs Tribal Pilot Projects, as authorized in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Section 758 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, provided $2 million for pilot projects that will permit Tribes and/or Tribal organizations to administer Child Nutrition Programs, assuming the roles and responsibilities typically held by State agencies. Comments are due by March 24, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 23, 2024 - Describes how wildfires in August 2023 have contributed to worsening physician workforce shortages in rural Maui County, Hawai'i. Notes that housing shortages and the rising cost of living have led many healthcare workers, including physicians, to consider moving. Highlights a variety of recruitment efforts including workforce rental housing and a state loan repayment program.
Source: Honolulu Civil Beat
Dec 23, 2024 - The Indian Health Service (IHS) seeking comments on the extension of an information collection titled "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery." Information collected will be used to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of services. Comments are due by February 21, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 20, 2024 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the charter renewal of the CDC/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment. The charter renewal is effective for a two-year period, through November 25, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 20, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making technical corrections to the November 7, 2024, final rule. This correction is effective January 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 20, 2024 - Announces the release of a new U.S.-Mexico border region health framework created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Global Affairs. Highlights features of the publication including health data assessment, identification of priority issues, and strategic recommendations for governmental and community-based stakeholders.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dec 20, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) announcing updates to the process for competitive lender submissions regarding proposed projects for the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP). The purpose of the GRRHP is to increase the supply of affordable rural rental housing using loan guarantees to encourage partnerships between the Agency, private lenders, and public agencies. These updates are effective December 20, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. Meetings will be held on March 27-28, 2025, and August 8, 2025.
Source: Federal Register