{"description":"Documents matching 'Remote Patient Monitoring requirements'","count":1205,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=Remote+Patient+Monitoring+requirements&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Enforcement Policy for Non-Invasive Remote Monitoring Devices Used To Support Patient Monitoring; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled \"Enforcement Policy for Non-Invasive Remote Monitoring Devices Used to Support Patient Monitoring.\" The enforcement policy described in this guidance applies to modified devices where the original device was a legally marketed, non-invasive remote monitoring device listed in the guidance that measures or detects common physiological parameters and that is used to support patient monitoring. The guidance is intended to describe the enforcement policy for limited modifications to the indications, functionality, or hardware or software of device types in the scope of the guidance without prior submission of a 510(k) where such submission would be required.","document_number":"2023-23110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/19/2023-23110/enforcement-policy-for-non-invasive-remote-monitoring-devices-used-to-support-patient-monitoring","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-19/pdf/2023-23110.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-23110.pdf?1697633241","publication_date":"2023-10-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled “Enforcement Policy for Non-Invasive <span class=\"match\">Remote</span> <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> Devices Used to Support <span class=\"match\">Patient</span> <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span>.” The enforcement policy described in this guidance applies to modified devices where the original device was a legally marketed, non-invasive <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> device listed in the guidance that measures or detects common physiological parameters and that is used to support <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>. The guidance is intended to describe the enforcement policy for limited modifications to the indications"},{"title":"Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) practitioners acting within the scope of their VA employment to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine to a VA patient with whom they have not conducted an in-person medical evaluation. VA practitioners are permitted to prescribe controlled substances to VA patients if another VA practitioner has, at any time, previously conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the VA patient, subject to certain conditions.","document_number":"2025-01044","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01044/continuity-of-care-via-telemedicine-for-veterans-affairs-patients","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01044.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01044.pdf?1736948756","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"(transfers to the <span class=\"match\">patient</span>) is $146,644 ($2.22 × 66,056). Subtracting the VA reimbursement amount from the total cost savings, DEA estimates a total <span class=\"match\">patient</span> net cost savings of $2,393,870 ($2,540,514 − $146,644) per year. Table 10 summarizes this calculation. \n \n Table 10—Total Cost/Transfer Savings \n \n   \n \n Total cost\n savings \n ($) \n \n \n VA\n reimbursement \n ($) \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Patient</span> net\n cost savings \n ($) \n \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Patient</span> cost savings (per visit) \n 38.46 \n 2.22 \n N/A \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Patient</span> cost savings \n 2,540,514 \n 146,644 \n 2,393,870 \n \n \n e. <span class=\"match\">Patient</span> Benefit: Increased"},{"title":"Registering Emergency Medical Services Agencies Under the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017","type":"Rule","abstract":"The \"Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017,\" (the Act) which became law on November 17, 2017, amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to allow for a new registration category for emergency medical services agencies that handle controlled substances. It also established standards for registering emergency medical services agencies, and set forth new requirements for delivery, storage, and recordkeeping related to their handling of controlled substances. In addition, the Act allows emergency medical services professionals to administer controlled substances outside the physical presence of a medical director or authorizing medical professional pursuant to a valid standing or verbal order. The Drug Enforcement Administration is publishing this final rule to conform its regulations to the statutory amendments of the CSA and to otherwise implement its requirements. This final rule adopts, with minor modifications, the notice of proposed rulemaking published on October 5, 2020.","document_number":"2026-02288","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/05/2026-02288/registering-emergency-medical-services-agencies-under-the-protecting-patient-access-to-emergency","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-05/pdf/2026-02288.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02288.pdf?1770153307","publication_date":"2026-02-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"the control substances consistent with the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> established by regulations of the Attorney General.”). DEA expects most currently unregistered EMS agencies to be operating in a similar manner as registered EMS agencies, and such EMS agencies are already in compliance with the minimum physical security <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. Therefore, DEA expects the physical security <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of this rule, on balance, to be a codification of existing practice that will impose minimal costs.\n \n Recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n \n Issue: \n Roughly thirty commenters, most"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that VA is modifying the system of records titled \"Patient Medical Records-VA\" (24VA10A7). This system is used for ongoing treatment of individuals and patients; documentation of treatment provided; payment; health care operations such as producing various management and patient follow-up reports; responding to patient and other inquiries; for epidemiological research and other health care related studies; statistical analysis, resource allocation, and planning; providing clinical and administrative support to patient medical care; and determining entitlement and eligibility for VA benefits.","document_number":"2026-13454","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13454/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13454.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13454.pdf?1782909925","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"or Discharge: \n To a third party upon the written request of the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> next-of-kin in order for a non-judicially declared incompetent <span class=\"match\">patient</span> or, consistent with the best interest of the <span class=\"match\">patient</span>, a member of the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> family to receive a benefit to which the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> or family member is entitled or to arrange for the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> discharge from a VA medical facility. Sufficient data to make an informed determination will be made available to such next-of-kin. If the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> next-of-kin is not reasonably accessible, the Chief of Staff, Director"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that VA is modifying the system of records titled, \"National Patient Databases-VA\" (121VA10). VA provides health care services to many Veterans through VHA. During the course of providing health care, VHA collects medical and health information about Veterans under their care. This system is used for planning, distribution, and utilization of resources; monitoring the performance of VHA programs and Veteran population health; and statistical analysis of clinical and administrative support provided within VHA.","document_number":"2025-15587","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/15/2025-15587/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-15/pdf/2025-15587.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15587.pdf?1755175532","publication_date":"2025-08-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"track and evaluate the ordering and delivery of equipment, services, and <span class=\"match\">patient</span> care; for the planning, distribution, and utilization of resources; to <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> the performance of VISNs and/or outside VA as relevant; to allocate clinical and administrative support to <span class=\"match\">patient</span> medical care; to study, <span class=\"match\">monitor</span>, and report epidemiological trends and disease incidence; for VA's extensive research programs in accordance with VA policy; to assist in workload allocation for <span class=\"match\">patient</span> treatment services including provider panel management, nursing care, clinic"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"filer's spouse did not comply with the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to file a Federal income tax return and reconcile APTC for that year. This finalized policy, which Exchanges on the Federal platform plan to adopt a year early, will align with the statutory <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> in section 71303 of the WFTC legislation that effectively requires Exchanges to follow the 1-year policy as a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for a month to be a coverage month under section 36B of the Code as of PY 2028. We are also finalizing our proposal to remove the notice <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> at § 155.305(f)(4)(ii) for PY 2027"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a \"regulated substance\" in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before January 1, 2025, to continue to be installed.","document_number":"2026-10387","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10387/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10387.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10387.pdf?1779453914","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"changes for <span class=\"match\">remote</span> condensing units would provide more flexibility in refrigerant choices. One commenter was supportive of the interim limit of 1,400 beginning one year earlier for <span class=\"match\">remote</span> condensing units as compared to supermarket systems, given that supermarket systems are more complex.\n \n \n Response: \n The EPA acknowledges comments in support of the graduated schedule for <span class=\"match\">remote</span> condensing units. The EPA agrees that the graduated schedule is beneficial for this subsector. Based on comments received and after additional evaluation of <span class=\"match\">remote</span> condensing"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this final rule finalizes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and recalibrates the case- mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. This final rule also finalizes changes to the face-to-face encounter policy and changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it updates the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it finalizes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-21767","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/02/2025-21767/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-02/pdf/2025-21767.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21767.pdf?1764364516","publication_date":"2025-12-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"additional details on <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that include the following: specific signature and date <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>; a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for an actual clinical note from the certifying practitioners for the face-to-face encounter visit; specific information that must be present in face-to-face encounter documentation; a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> that a new face-to-face encounter is required if the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> condition has changed; a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> that home health eligibility must be supported by other medical entries in the certifying provider's medical record for the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> and this documentation"},{"title":"Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services are amending their regulations to expand the circumstances under which practitioners registered by the Drug Enforcement Administration are authorized to prescribe schedule III-V controlled substances approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid use disorder via a telemedicine encounter, including an audio-only telemedicine encounter. Under these new regulations, after a practitioner reviews the patient's prescription drug monitoring program data for the state in which the patient is located during the telemedicine encounter, the practitioner may prescribe an initial six-month supply of such medications (split amongst several prescriptions totaling six calendar months) through audio-only means. Additional prescriptions can be issued under other forms of telemedicine as authorized under the Controlled Substances Act, or after an in-person medical evaluation is conducted. This regulation also requires the pharmacist to verify the identity of the patient prior to filling a prescription. The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 generally requires an in- person medical evaluation prior to issuance of a controlled substance prescription. However, this regulation falls under one of the exceptions found within the Ryan Haight Act. Additionally, this regulation does not affect practitioner-patient relationships in cases where an in-person medical evaluation has previously occurred. The purpose of this regulation is to prevent lapses of care by continuing some of the telemedicine flexibilities that currently exist for those patients seeking treatment for opioid use disorder.","document_number":"2025-01049","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01049/expansion-of-buprenorphine-treatment-via-telemedicine-encounter","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01049.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01049.pdf?1736948756","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"In-Person Medical Examination <span class=\"match\">Requirement</span> \n \n Comment: \n DEA and HHS received the largest number of comments pertaining to the NPRM's proposed in-person medical evaluation <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> following the initial 30-day supply. Commenters raised several issues and concerns with this <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>. The following is a summary of the comments received. One thousand two hundred and eighty (1,280) commenters expressed concern that the proposed in-person medical evaluation <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> would be costly and/or time-prohibitive to <span class=\"match\">patients</span>. Commenters stated that the"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"of income, and (2) the tax filer or tax filer's spouse did not comply with the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to file a Federal income tax return and reconcile APTC for that year. This proposal would align with the statutory <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> in section 71303 of the WFTC legislation that effectively requires Exchanges to follow the 1-year policy as a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for a month to be a coverage month under section 36B of the Code as of PY 2028. We are also proposing to remove the notice <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> at § 155.305(f)(4)(ii) for PY 2027 to conform with the notice policy under the"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this proposed rule proposes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and proposes to recalibrate the case-mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. Lastly, this proposed rule proposes policy changes to the face-to-face encounter policy. It also proposes changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it would update the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it proposes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-12347","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12347/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12347.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12347.pdf?1751314517","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"digitally stored and/or transmitted by the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> to the home health agency, that is, <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> (G0322). We capture the usage and length of <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> using the start date of the <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> and the number of days of <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> indicated on the claim. We also looked at the disciplines most often providing <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>. We examined the utilization of telecommunications technology devices during a home health period and <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> by looking at home health claims that included"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would update the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2027. As required by statute, this proposed rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2027. It also continues the third year of the 3-year phaseout of the rural adjustment, which began in FY 2025. This proposed rule includes a solicitation for public comments on alternative data sources for the IRF PPS wage index; proposes to require all therapy treatments or therapy evaluations to begin within 36-hours from midnight on the day of admission; proposes to require a patient's current functional status be documented on the preadmission screening; proposes requirements for the initial Interdisciplinary Team meeting; and includes a request for information on potential future IRF PPS payment reform. Additionally, the proposed rule includes updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program. Furthermore, the proposed rule includes changes to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program.","document_number":"2026-06642","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/06/2026-06642/medicare-program-inpatient-rehabilitation-facility-prospective-payment-system-for-federal-fiscal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-06/pdf/2026-06642.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06642.pdf?1775160907","publication_date":"2026-04-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"SLP is providing the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> with nectar-thick liquids per the swallowing plan but has not communicated the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> fatigue levels or the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> need for safety cues when swallowing to the rest of the team. The <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> IDT meeting on Day 7 focuses on his discharge planning with the rehabilitation physician noting the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> can safely ambulate independently with his walker and ADLs as he is unaware of the inconsistencies in the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> presentation across the OT, SLP, and PT therapy sessions. As such, the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> returns home with his"},{"title":"Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (the \"Ryan Haight Act\") generally requires an in-person medical evaluation prior to the issuance of a prescription of controlled substances but provides an exception to this in-person medical evaluation requirement where the practitioner is engaged in the \"practice of telemedicine\" within the meaning of the Ryan Haight Act. These proposed regulatory changes would establish a Special Registration framework and authorize three types of Special Registration. This proposed rulemaking also provides for heightened prescription, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. DEA believes such changes are necessary to effectively expand patient access to controlled substance medications via telemedicine while mitigating the risks of diversion associated with such expansion. A summary of this rule may be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DEA-2023-0029.","document_number":"2025-01099","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01099/special-registrations-for-telemedicine-and-limited-state-telemedicine-registrations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01099.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01099.pdf?1736948758","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> with other forms of documentation, and would require the \n clinician special registrant \n to maintain a record of how they verified the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> identity and what documents were used to verify the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> identity. For example, a \n clinician special registrant \n (or their delegated employee or contractor under their direct supervision) might verify <span class=\"match\">patient</span> identity by observing a <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> pay stub and/or a bill with the <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> home address, a letter provided by a shelter employee if the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> is unhoused, or a <span class=\"match\">patient's</span> school"},{"title":"Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this proposed rule discusses the behavior adjustment and proposes a temporary behavior adjustment and proposes to recalibrate the case-mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low- utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2027. Additionally, this proposed rule discusses the provision of home health palliative care services and includes a request for information (RFI) on a home health specific wage index. This rule would also propose changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and summarizes potential initiatives to improve alignment between the HH QRP and expanded Home Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model. Lastly, the rule would--clarify the application of the DMEPOS face-to- face encounter requirements for the replacement of DMEPOS items; make changes to the provider and supplier enrollment requirements; make changes regarding DME benefit expansion for infusion pumps and drugs; and discuss collection of information requirement changes regarding the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) country of origin.","document_number":"2026-13602","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13602/calendar-year-2027-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate-update-requirements-for-the-hh","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13602.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13602.pdf?1782936912","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"physiologic data digitally stored and/or transmitted by the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> to the HHA, that is, <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> (G0322). We capture the usage and length of <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> using the start date of the <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> and the number of days of <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> indicated on the claim. We also looked at the disciplines most often providing <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>. We examined the utilization of telecommunications technology devices during a home health period and <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> by looking at home health claims that included the"},{"title":"Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a risk-informed and performance- based regulatory framework for rapid licensing of new microreactors and other reactors with comparable risk profiles and for high-volume deployment of these reactors. The proposed rule would provide a flexible set of licensing pathways, reduce regulatory burden, and ensure that safety and security requirements remain commensurate with the potential hazards posed by these facilities.","document_number":"2026-08550","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08550/licensing-requirements-for-microreactors-and-other-reactors-with-comparable-risk-profiles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08550.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08550.pdf?1777553125","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"necessary to provide adequate confidence that the SSC will perform satisfactorily in service. \n \n The proposed definition of “<span class=\"match\">Remote</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>” would mean observing plant data from a location outside of the site boundary. <span class=\"match\">Remote</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> does not include the performance of any operator actions necessary to manipulate the reactor to protect the public health and safety (\n i.e., \n <span class=\"match\">remote</span> operations). However, <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> could be used to access real-time data needed to perform other functions that protect the public health and safety, such as"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule describes a new mandatory alternative payment model, the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model (IOTA Model), that will test whether performance-based upside risk payments or downside risk payments paid to or owed by participating kidney transplant hospitals increase access to kidney transplants for patients with end- stage renal disease (ESRD) while preserving or enhancing the quality of care and reducing Medicare expenditures. This final rule also adopts standard provisions that will apply to the Radiation Oncology Model, the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices Model, and mandatory Innovation Center models, including the IOTA Model, whose first performance period begins on or after January 1, 2025. The finalized standard provisions relate to beneficiary protections; cooperation in model evaluation and monitoring; audits and records retention; rights in data and intellectual property; monitoring and compliance; remedial action; model termination by CMS; limitations on review; miscellaneous provisions on bankruptcy and other notifications; and the reconsideration review process.","document_number":"2024-27841","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/04/2024-27841/medicare-program-alternative-payment-model-updates-and-the-increasing-organ-transplant-access-iota","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-04/pdf/2024-27841.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27841.pdf?1732655723","publication_date":"2024-12-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"CMS programs. \n i. <span class=\"match\">Monitoring</span> \n We will closely <span class=\"match\">monitor</span> the implementation and outcomes of the IOTA Model throughout its duration consistent with the <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in the Standard Provisions for Innovation Center models in section II of this final rule and the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in section III.C.13. of this final rule. The purpose of this <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> will be to ensure that the IOTA Model is implemented safely and appropriately, that the quality and experience of care for beneficiaries is not harmed, and that adequate <span class=\"match\">patient</span> and program integrity"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; codification of establishment of new policies for: the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; the Ambulatory Specialty Model; updates to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; updates to policies for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers; update to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; updates to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.","document_number":"2025-19787","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/05/2025-19787/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2026-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-05/pdf/2025-19787.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19787.pdf?1761945018","publication_date":"2025-11-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"its value by crosswalking to the valuation for <span class=\"match\">remote</span> physiological <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> (RPM) CPT code 99454 (\n <span class=\"match\">Remote</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> of physiologic parameter(s) (eg, weight, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory flow rate), initial; device(s) supply with daily recording(s) or programmed alert(s) transmission, each 30 days \n ). The nominator stated that CPT code 99454 represents a distinct type of service and falls under a different benefit category than <span class=\"match\">remote</span> OCT. The nominator stated that while <span class=\"match\">remote</span> OCT is a diagnostic service that is provided by"},{"title":"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","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates; the payment rate for the disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT) devices; and the intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) items and services payment rate for CY 2025 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, it proposes changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements and provides an update on potential approaches for integrating health equity in the Expanded Health Value Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model. It also proposes a new standard for acceptance to service policy in the HH conditions of participation (CoPs) and includes requests for information (RFIs) soliciting input on permitting rehabilitative therapists to conduct the initial and comprehensive assessment and the factors that may influence the patient referral and intake processes. Lastly, it proposes updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements and changes to the long-term care reporting requirements for acute respiratory illnesses.","document_number":"2024-14254","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/03/2024-14254/medicare-program-calendar-year-cy-2025-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate-update-hh","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-03/pdf/2024-14254.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14254.pdf?1719432920","publication_date":"2024-07-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"data digitally stored and/or transmitted by the <span class=\"match\">patient</span> to the home health agency, that is, <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> (G0322). We capture the usage and length of <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> using the start date of the <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> and the number of days of <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> indicated on the claim. We also looked at the disciplines most often providing <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span>. We examined the utilization of telecommunications technology device during a home health period and <span class=\"match\">remote</span> <span class=\"match\">patient</span> <span class=\"match\">monitoring</span> by looking at home health claims that included"},{"title":"Modernizing Security Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise its regulations to modernize security and fitness-for-duty requirements to enhance efficiency, consistent with Executive Order 14300, \"Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.\" The proposed revisions are intended to reduce regulatory burden, where appropriate, while continuing to provide reasonable assurance that safety and security will be adequately maintained at NRC-licensed facilities.","document_number":"2026-12989","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12989/modernizing-security-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12989.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12989.pdf?1782391523","publication_date":"2026-06-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"remaining <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of § 73.55. The <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of 10 CFR part 26; 10 CFR part 37, “Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material”; and §§ 73.21, “Protection of Safeguards Information: Performance <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>,” 73.22, “Protection of Safeguards Information: Specific <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>,” 73.23, “Protection of Safeguards Information—Modified Handling: Specific <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>,” 73.54, “Protection of digital computer and communication systems and networks,” 73.56, “Personnel access authorization <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for nuclear"},{"title":"Request for Information; Health Technology Ecosystem","type":"Notice","abstract":"Effective and responsible adoption of technology can empower patients to make better decisions for their health and well-being. This request for information (RFI) seeks input from the public regarding the market of digital health products for Medicare beneficiaries as well as the state of data interoperability and broader health technology infrastructure. Responses to this RFI may be used to inform CMS and ASTP/ONC efforts to lead infrastructure progress to cultivate this market, increasing beneficiary access to effective digital capabilities needed to make informed health decisions, and increasing data availability for all stakeholders contributing to health outcomes.","document_number":"2025-08701","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/16/2025-08701/request-for-information-health-technology-ecosystem","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-16/pdf/2025-08701.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08701.pdf?1747149309","publication_date":"2025-05-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"stakeholders to provide input on questions as they relate to use cases and workflows that involve <span class=\"match\">patients</span> and caregivers. While we certainly want <span class=\"match\">patients</span> and caregivers to answer questions in this section (and in other sections) from the <span class=\"match\">patient</span>/caregiver point of view, we also invite all stakeholders to provide their viewpoints on the <span class=\"match\">patient</span>/caregiver workflows. \n 1. <span class=\"match\">Patient</span> Needs \n PC-1. What health management or care navigation apps would help you understand and manage your (or your loved ones) health needs, as well as the actions you should"}]}