Recent Department of Health and Human Services regulations affecting small businesses

CMS holds a public meeting in 2026 to discuss preliminary coding and Medicare payment determinations for new HCPCS Level II code revisions affecting non-drug and non-biological items and services.

Medicare updates inpatient prospective payment system rates and policies for acute care hospitals and long-term care hospitals for fiscal year 2027, including graduate medical education and quality program requirements.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute announces an open meeting of its National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council to discuss institute policies, programs, and administrative matters.

National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research closed meeting covers grant review and administrative matters; specific agenda details restricted under federal privacy regulations.

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute plans to grant an exclusive patent license to Septune, Inc. for catheter-based myotomy device and system inventions.

Medicare and Medicaid insurers, including small group market QHP issuers on federally-facilitated exchanges, must implement electronic prior authorization for drugs and adopt HL7 FHIR standards for interoperability and data exchange to reduce patien…

Federal agency forms are undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act review to assess and potentially reduce information-collection burdens on small businesses and the public.

CDC's National Center for Health Statistics seeks public comment on a proposed Data Detectives Camp program designed to promote math and science education outreach to middle school students and their supporters.

CDC seeks public comment on a proposed tuberculosis follow-up worksheet for newly arrived persons and U.S. status adjusters through the Paperwork Reduction Act process to improve national TB prevention programs.

Federal agency forms are undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act review to assess and potentially reduce information collection burdens on small businesses and other respondents.

HRSA's AIDS Drug Assistance Program data reporting collection (OMB No. 0915-0345) is under OMB review with a 30-day public comment period before approval.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration seeks public comment on a proposed information collection to assess mental health and substance abuse service delivery outcomes among small healthcare providers.

FDA determines BILTRICIDE (praziquantel) 600mg oral tablets were not withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons, allowing continued approval of generic versions meeting regulatory requirements.

HRSA extends funding to University of Utah's Emergency Medical Services for Children Data Center through June 30, 2027 to support pediatric emergency readiness data collection in hospital EDs and prehospital EMS agencies nationwide.

Center for Scientific Review holds closed meetings to review National Institutes of Health grant applications across biomedical and behavioral research disciplines.