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News by Topic: Technology for health and human services

Aug 26, 2025 - Highlights a trip by Federal Communications Commission officials to Alaska to discuss broadband expansion in remote areas, including to support rural healthcare.
Source: Federal Communications Commission
Aug 26, 2025 - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a public symposium on September 10, 2025, to discuss the implementation of the National Spectrum Strategy. The event can also be viewed virtually on the NTIA website.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 21, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey and 2) Recognition of Pass-Through Payment for Additional (New) Categories of Devices under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Supporting Regulations. Comments are due by October 20, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 21, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements 45 CFR part 159; 2) Supporting Statement for Essential Community Provider Data Collection to Support QHP Certification; and 3) 13th SOW QIN-QIO and AI/AN Advancing Healthcare Quality through Technology (AHQT) Readiness Assessment. Comments are due by September 22, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 21, 2025 - Notice of interim final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updating compliance and other dates in the December 13, 2024, final rule to conform with the delay of effective date changes finalized in the February 11, 2025, final rule. This rule is effective August 20, 2025. Compliance with the December 2024 rule is required by April 14, 2028.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 13, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comments on the following information collections: Medicare Part D Electronic Prescribing Tools (42 CFR 423.128(d)(4)-(5) and 423.160(b)(1)); and 2) Independent Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report. Comments are due by September 12, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Aug 4, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the Centers revising the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals for fiscal year 2026. This rule also makes changes related to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; updates payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals; updates and make changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and finalizes certain updates to the ONC Health Information Technology (IT) Certification Program among other things. These final rules are effective October 1, 2025.
Source: 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
Jul 9, 2025 - Notice of final rule from the Federal Communications Commission announcing that the Office of Management and Budget has approved an information collection related to certain rules related to the FCC's August 17, 2023, Enhanced A-CAM Order and April 14, 2024, Connect America Fund Order. The revised information collection is effective July 9, 2025.
Source: Federal Register