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Dec 26, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration announcing the January 16, 2025, meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health is canceled.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 26, 2024 - Notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announcing the January 7, 2025, meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health is canceled.
Source: Federal Register
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 21, 2024 - Describes rising numbers of cardiovascular disease-related deaths among rural working-age adults. Explores a variety of factors contributing to rural-urban cardiovascular disparities, including elevated rates of opioid use and limited health care access in many rural communities. Discusses efforts by a research network to develop rural-specific solutions to increase access to cardiovascular care.
Source: NBC News
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.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 17, 2024 - Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) seeking comments on the revision of an information collection titled "Survey of Veteran Enrollees' Health and Use of Health Care." Information collected is used to gain insights into factors influencing healthcare choices, enrollees' perceived health status and need for assistance, available insurance, self-reported utilization of VA services versus other healthcare services, barriers to seeking care, ability and comfort level with accessing virtual care, and more. Comments are due by January 16, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 13, 2024 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is allowing an additional 30 days for comments on a new data collection will help CDC to better understand the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), positive childhood experiences (PCEs), social determinants of health (SDOH), and health outcomes among young adults from populations that have been socially and economically marginalized. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 13, 2024 - Announces a major update to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Mapping Broadband Health in America platform. Notes that the tool can be used to analyze data at the intersection of broadband connectivity and a range of public health challenges, now including maternal morbidity and mortality.
Source: Federal Communications Commission
Dec 13, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health on January 16, 2025, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern. The meeting will discuss finalizing recommendations on the implementation of the updated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) federal race and ethnicity data collection standards, with a focus on opportunities for engagement with racial, ethnic, and tribal community-level organizations to support increased awareness of the race and ethnicity data collection standards and their intended goals within their communities. Registration is required by January 14, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Dec 9, 2024 - The Census Bureau is seeking comments on revisions to the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS). HTOPS, a progression from the Household Pulse Survey, is designed to ensure the availability of frequent data collection for nationwide estimates on a variety of topics for a variety of subgroups of the population. The January 2025 topical survey will include a household roster update and a section of assistance program income questions that will be used to test several possible changes, and the February 2025 topical survey will include content from the Household Pulse Survey. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice.
Source: Federal Register