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News stories from the past 60 days.

Apr 15, 2025 -

Nominations are being accepted for the Endorsement & Maintenance (E&M), Pre-Rulemaking Measure Review (PRMR), and Measure Set Review (MSR) committees. Eligible committee members include clinicians, healthcare facilities, purchasers, policymakers, researchers, patients, caregivers, and more. E&M committee members review and endorse clinical quality and cost/resource use measures to ensure effectiveness, safety, and that they are evidence-based. PRMR committee members recommend quality and efficiency measures to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid. MSR committee members review measures for continued use in CMS programs and are selected from the PRMR committee. Nominations are due May 15, 2025.

Source: Partnership for Quality Measurement
Apr 14, 2025 -

Requests feedback from healthcare providers, researchers, stakeholders, health and drug plans, and the public on potential changes to Medicare regulations in line with Executive Order 14192 "Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation" issued on January 31, 2025, which requires agencies proposing new legislation to identify at least 10 existing regulations to be repealed. Comments are due June 10, 2025.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mar 3, 2025 - Policy statement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Immediate Office of the Secretary rescinding the policy on Public Participation in Rule Making and re-aligning HHS's rule-making procedures with the Administrative Procedure Act. In accordance with the APA, HHS agencies and offices are not required to apply notice and comment procedures of 5 U.S.C. 553 for "matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts," except as otherwise required by law.
Source: Federal Register

Last Reviewed: 2/2/2024
Last Updated: 2025-04-15 13:58:16