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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, RIN 0936-AA16

HHS Seeks Input on Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors and Beneficiary Inducements Exceptions for Clinical Trial Remuneration

💬 Comments close in 22 days (Aug 24)

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RIN 0938-AV81

CMS proposes CY 2027 updates to ESRD PPS, AKI dialysis payment, and Quality Incentive Program

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RIN 0938-AV80

CMS Proposes CY 2027 Home Health Payment Rates, Case-Mix Recalibration, and QRP/HHVBP Alignment Changes

💬 Comments close in 29 days (Aug 31)

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RIN 0938-AV83

CMS Proposes 2027 OPPS/ASC Payment Updates, Expands Prior Auth, and Issues HPT Standardization RFI

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration RIN 0910-AI94

FDA Proposes Streamlined Registration for Distributed Manufacturing Establishments

💬 Comments close in 40 days (Sep 11)

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RIN 0938-AW01

CMS Issues RFI to Update CLIA Regulations for 1988 Clinical Laboratory Standards

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RIN 0938-AV82

CMS Proposes CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule: Interoperability, Quality, and Payment Updates Open for Comment

💬 Comments close in 43 days (Sep 14)

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration

FDA Seeks Comment on Infant Formula Information Collection Requirements

💬 Comments close in 44 days (Sep 15)

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services RIN 0938-AV93

CMS Proposes Revised Medicaid Hold Harmless Threshold for Health Care-Related Taxes

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

HHS Publishes Secretarial Comments on Battelle/CBE 2025 Annual Quality Measures Report to Congress

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

CMS renews NCQA's deeming authority for MA HMOs and PPOs for 6 years

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Open for comment Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration

FDA Announces Medical Device User Fee Rates for FY 2027 Effective October 2026

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Closed — awaiting decision Health and Human Services Department

ONC Opens 60-Day Comment Window on Proposed Information Collection Under Paperwork Reduction Act

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Notable CMS HHS 💬 Comments close in 4 days (Aug 6)

CMS Re-establishes Matching Program with VA to Verify Health Coverage for ACA Affordability Programs

The program allows CMS to share data with the VA to confirm enrollment in Veterans Health Administration care, helping determine eligibility for insurance affordability programs under the ACA. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has...

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Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program · Jul 7
Notable FDA 💬 Comments close in 11 days (Aug 13)

FDA Seeks Input on Safe Administration Training for Future Psychedelic Therapies

HHS requests stakeholder feedback on training and care delivery models for potential FDA-approved psychedelic drugs in ambulatory settings to support safe administration. On April 18, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14401, "Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness,"...

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Health and Human Services Department · Request for Information, Training and Care Delivery Models for Safe Administration of Potential FDA-Approved Psychedelic Therapies in Ambulatory Clinical Settings · Jul 14
Must read HL7 FHIR 💬 Comments close in 15 days (Aug 17)

FHIR R6 Ballot 4 Opens for Normative Comment — Final Shape of the Next Major Release Takes Form

HL7's fourth normative ballot of FHIR R6 is the consensus gate that will define the stable, binding specification healthcare-IT teams must eventually certify against. HL7 International has opened an out-of-cycle Normative ballot for FHIR Release 6 (v6.0.0-ballot4), with voting and comments...

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HL7 International · FHIR R6 Ballot 4 (Normative, out-of-cycle) — HL7 International · Jul 17
Notable HITRUST Industry 💬 Comments close in 15 days (Aug 17)

NCQA Opens Ad-Hoc Public Comment on Proposed HEDIS Measure Retirements for MY 2027

NCQA is soliciting feedback on retiring select HEDIS measures it deems low-value relative to reporting burden — a rare mid-cycle comment window that could reshape quality reporting obligations for health plans and providers. NCQA has announced a short, ad-hoc public comment window — August 3–17,...

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NCQA · Public Comment Opens Soon: Proposed Retirement of Select HEDIS® Measures · Jul 22
Notable CMS HHS 💬 Comments close in 26 days (Aug 28)

CMS re-establishes OPM data matching program for ACA eligibility verification

CMS and state entities will use Office of Personnel Management data to verify ACA exchange eligibility and affordability program qualifications. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the re-establishment of a matching program with the Office of Personnel Management...

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Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program · Jul 29
Notable HHS 💬 Comments close in 57 days (Sep 28)

AHRQ Seeks OMB Extension for CAHPS Database Collection with Proposed Changes

AHRQ requests OMB approval to continue collecting CAHPS survey data from health plans, proposing modifications to the existing information collection for quality measurement. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has announced its intention to request Office of Management and...

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Health and Human Services Department, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request · Jul 30
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HHS Updates Industry on AI RFI Findings, Signals Coordinated Push to Embed AI in Clinical Care

After receiving more than 7,000 comments on its December 2025 AI Request for Information, HHS is translating public feedback into concrete governance, implementation, and regulatory actions across its agencies. HHS convened a webinar in late June 2026 to share early findings from its December...

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HIPAA Journal · HHS Provides Update on its Artificial Intelligence RFI · Jul 1

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