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Nov 26, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking comments on an information collection titled "Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C)," which is used by grant applicants to provide budget details as part of their grant proposals. Comments are due by January 27, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 26, 2024 - The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking comments and burden estimates on an information collection titled "Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF424B)," which is used by grant applicants to certify specified required assurances as part of their grant proposals. Comments are due by January 27, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 25, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on revisions to an information collection titled "Minimum Data Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the collection of data related to the Patient-Driven Payment Model and the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (QRP)." Revisions include four new items as standardized patient assessment data elements, one modified item collected as a standardized patient assessment data element, and twenty-two removed items that are not needed for case-mix adjusting the SNF per diem payment for PDPM. Comments are due by January 24, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 25, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeking comments on an information collection titled "Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)," which is used by grant applicants to provide budget details as part of their grant proposals. Comments are due by January 24, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 22, 2024 - Notice from the Indian Health Service (IHS) announcing the decision to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan and Indiana (Pokagon Band) to include the counties of Kalamazoo, Kent, and Ottawa in Michigan. The expanded boundaries will include the current PRCDA for the Pokagon Band, which includes Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties in Michigan, and Elkhart, Kosciusko, La Porte, Marshall, St. Joseph, and Starke counties in Indiana. This expansion is effective November 22, 2024.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 20, 2024 - The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) will hold a virtual public meeting on December 3-4, 2024. Agenda items include updates from the Department and the ICD-11 Workgroup, discussion of Privacy and Security in Health Data Access from the Subcommittee on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security, and a report from the Subcommittee on Standards. Registration for the meeting is available on the NCVHS website.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 14, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing the inpatient hospital deductible and coinsurance amounts for hospital and extended care services provided during calendar year 2025 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program (Medicare Part A). These rates are effective on January 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 14, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing the monthly actuarial rates for beneficiaries enrolled in Part B of the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program beginning January 1, 2025. It also announces the monthly premium, the deductible for 2025, and income-related monthly adjustment amounts for beneficiaries with modified adjusted gross income above certain threshold amounts. These rates are effective on January 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 14, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing Medicare's Hospital Insurance (Part A) premium for uninsured enrollees in calendar year (CY) 2025. The premium is paid by enrollees aged 65 and over who are not otherwise eligible for Part A benefits and by certain disabled individuals who have exhausted other entitlement. This premium is effective on January 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Nov 14, 2024 - Highlights population migrations trends in Texas and the impact on rural communities including housing, infrastructure, and small businesses. Discusses community vitality, noting that hospital closures impact the economies of rural communities.
Source: Texas Public Radio