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CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment; Notice of Charter Renewal 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.

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CMS: Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; HH Quality Reporting Program Requirements; HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; Home Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Items and Services Rate Update; and Other Medicare Policies; Correction 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.

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RHS: Loan Guarantees Under the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Federal Register

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.

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HRSA: Meetings of the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) 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.

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HRSA: Meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education Federal Register

Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. The COGME makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Congress on policy and program development for section 762 of Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). Meetings will be held on April 10-11, 2025, and September 11-12, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the COGME website 30 calendar days before each meeting.

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HRSA: Meetings of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice Federal Register

Dec 19, 2024 - Announcement of public meetings of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) to take place throughout the 2025 calendar year. Meetings will be held on March 5-6, 2025; May 14, 2025; August 6-7, 2025; and December 4-5, 2025. Draft agendas and meeting materials will be posted on the NACNEP website 30 calendar days before each meeting.

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NTIA: Regional Roundtables on Broadband Program Sustainability Federal Register

Dec 19, 2024 - Notice from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announcing seven regional meetings for Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OICG) grantees between February and May 2025. Roundtables will provide technical assistance and oversight and conclude with a regional roundtable that enables the public to engage with grantees, local experts, and other stakeholders working to address digital inequities. Information on how to register will be posted on the BroadbandUSA website.

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Census Bureau: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2025 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Pilot Test Federal Register

Dec 18, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Census Bureau seeking comments on a proposed information collection titled "2025 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Pilot Test." FoodAPS is intended to fill a data gap and support research that informs policymaking on health and obesity, hunger, and nutrition assistance policy. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice.

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CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction Federal Register

Dec 17, 2024 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making corrections to the December 9, 2024, notice regarding an information collection titled "Community Mental Health Center Cost Report."

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HHS: Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access Federal Register

Dec 17, 2024 - Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finalizing certain provisions of the August 5, 2024, proposed rule titled "Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability." Specifically, this rule finalizes a definition of reproductive healthcare for the purpose of information blocking regulations, revises two existing information blocking exceptions, and establishes a new information blocking exception referred to as the Protecting Care Access Exception. This rule is effective December 17, 2025.

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