{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance travel program potential save requirements'","count":2259,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+travel+program+potential+save+requirements&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Federal Travel Regulation; Reorganizing and Streamlining the Federal Travel Regulation To Improve Operational Efficiency","type":"Rule","abstract":"To implement the President's Deregulatory Initiatives, and to better reflect modern travel operations while still accounting for statutory requirements, GSA is issuing this final rule amending the entire Federal Travel Regulation (FTR). These updates streamline text and remove duplicative regulations to drive more efficient and effective Federal travel and relocation, while saving money for American taxpayers.","document_number":"2025-22289","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/08/2025-22289/federal-travel-regulation-reorganizing-and-streamlining-the-federal-travel-regulation-to-improve","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-08/pdf/2025-22289.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22289.pdf?1764942323","publication_date":"2025-12-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"disabilities, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses. \n \n Accounting, Government employees, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses. \n \n Common carriers, Government employees, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses. \n \n Government contracts, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses. \n \n \n Government employees, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses.\n \n \n \n Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses. \n \n Government employees, Income taxes, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation expenses. \n \n Government employees, <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> and transportation"},{"title":"Revising Non-Over-the-Counter Firearms Transaction Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Federal law permits federal firearms licensees (\"FFLs\") to transfer firearms to a person residing in the same state but who does not appear in person. These are \"non-over-the-counter\" (\"NOTC\") sales. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations on NOTC sales. These proposed changes would remove restrictions limiting this option to background check-exempt transfers. The proposed rule would permit FFLs to conduct NOTC transfers while complying with background check requirements and adds remote identity proofing and electronic notices to chief law enforcement officers. These changes would provide greater flexibility for individuals lawfully purchasing firearms.","document_number":"2026-09157","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09157/revising-non-over-the-counter-firearms-transaction-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09157.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09157.pdf?1778157914","publication_date":"2026-05-08","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":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"percent would <span class=\"match\">save</span> two trips. The latter results in two hours <span class=\"match\">saved</span> in <span class=\"match\">travel</span> time \n \n per purchaser (30 minutes each way * 2 for a round trip * 2 trips). Therefore, for 90 percent of 3.28 million purchasers, or 2.95 million, transportation costs <span class=\"match\">saved</span> would be one hour, while an estimated 328,000 purchasers would <span class=\"match\">save</span> two hours in <span class=\"match\">travel</span> time. Taken together, the burden hours <span class=\"match\">saved</span> would total 3.606 million hours <span class=\"match\">saved</span> in <span class=\"match\">travel</span> costs ((2.95m * 1) + (328,000 * 2)).\n \n \n In addition to <span class=\"match\">travel</span> time, ATF estimates purchasers would <span class=\"match\">save</span> approximately"},{"title":"Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We also describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment systems. In addition, this proposed rule would update and refine the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program. There are no changes to the Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program. We propose to expand the prior authorization requirement to include additional Botulinum Toxin Injection services. We also propose to implement certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, for off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. In addition, this proposed rule announces notices of closure of teaching hospitals and opportunities to apply for available slots. This rule also requests information regarding potential approaches to improve comparability and standardization, particularly for complex contracting methodologies, of the HPT information reported in machine- readable files and consumer-friendly displays. We propose hospital AOs with deeming authority to assess compliance with certain Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) administrative requirements during accreditation and reaccreditation surveys. Finally, we are soliciting comments on a potential separate payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for domestic procurement of personal protective equipment and essential medicines.","document_number":"2026-13656","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13656/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13656.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13656.pdf?1782996328","publication_date":"2026-07-07","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":"the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. For further discussion of the payment reduction for hospitals that fail to meet the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of the Hospital OQR <span class=\"match\">Program</span>, we refer readers to section XIV. of this proposed rule. \n Below we demonstrate the steps used to determine the APC payments that will be made in a CY under the OPPS to a hospital that fulfills the Hospital OQR <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> and to a hospital that fails to meet the Hospital OQR <span class=\"match\">Program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for a service that has any of the following status"},{"title":"Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (\"Department\") is amending regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (\"DV Program\") to improve the integrity of, and combat fraud in, the program. These amendments require a petitioner to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and to upload a scan of the biographic and signature page in the electronic entry form or to otherwise indicate that he or she is exempt from this requirement. Additionally, the Department is standardizing and amending its regulations to add the word \"shall\" to simplify guidance for consular officers; ensure the use of the term \"sex\" in lieu of \"gender\"; and replace the term \"age\" in the DV Program regulations with the phrase \"date of birth\" to accurately reflect the information collected and maintained by the Department during the immigrant visa process.","document_number":"2026-04737","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04737.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04737.pdf?1773146710","publication_date":"2026-03-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"pursued notice and comment rulemaking as it is undertaking here.\n \n \n \n \n 11 \n  \n See Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Statistics: https://travel.state.gov/content/<span class=\"match\">travel</span>/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-<span class=\"match\">program</span>-entry/diversity-visa-<span class=\"match\">program</span>-statistics.html. \n \n \n \n Table 1—Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Participation Levels 2016-2025 <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Years \n \n   \n Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> \n <span class=\"match\">Program</span> year \n Entrants \n Selectees \n \n Visas\n issued *** \n \n \n \n Pre-<span class=\"match\">Requirement</span> \n 2016 \n 11,391,146 \n 91,563 \n 46,718 \n \n \n   \n 2017 \n 12,437,190 \n 83,910 \n 49,976 \n \n \n   \n 2018 \n"},{"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":"reverse an initial finding of non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, only if CMS determines that the HHA was in full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the HH QRP <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the applicable <span class=\"match\">program</span> year. We would consider full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the HH QRP <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to include CMS granting an exception or extension to HH QRP reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> under our extraordinary circumstance exception and extension (ECE) policy at § 484.245(c). However, to demonstrate full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with our ECE policy, the HHA would need to comply with our ECE policy's <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, including the specific scope"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"asserts that the agency was and is well within its statutory and regulatory authority to issue corrective actions to ensure States' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with each and every standard of 49 CFR part 384, subpart B and the integrity of the National CDL <span class=\"match\">program</span>. States are cognizant of their <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> to maintain <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with 49 U.S.C. 31311, as well as FMCSA's obligation to review States' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the National CDL <span class=\"match\">program</span> through the agency's APR process. That process is clearly outlined in subpart B of part 384, therefore any assertion that the APR"},{"title":"Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program Automation and Electronic Travel Authorization; Creation of CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule amends the Department of Homeland Security regulations to require persons intending to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) under the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (G-CNMI VWP) to submit Form I-736 electronically in advance of travel and receive an electronic travel authorization prior to embarking on a carrier for travel to Guam or the CNMI. Under the current G-CNMI VWP regulations, a paper U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Form I-736 is presented to CBP upon arrival. This rule also establishes the CNMI Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program (EVS-TAP) as a restricted sub-program of the G- CNMI VWP. This program is being established based on recommendations made pursuant to consultations between the United States and the CNMI under Section 902 of the Covenant to Establish the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America. Once implemented, the CNMI EVS-TAP will allow prescreened nationals of the People's Republic of China to travel to the CNMI without a visa under specified conditions.","document_number":"2024-00645","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/18/2024-00645/guam-commonwealth-of-the-northern-mariana-islands-cnmi-visa-waiver-program-automation-and-electronic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-18/pdf/2024-00645.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-00645.pdf?1705499115","publication_date":"2024-01-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"(Mar. 23, 1999).\n \n \n 9. Electronic <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> Authorization \n a. Electronic <span class=\"match\">Travel</span> Authorization <span class=\"match\">Requirement</span>, Transition Period, and Impact on Parole \n This rule requires CNMI EVS-TAP travelers to obtain electronic <span class=\"match\">travel</span> authorization to <span class=\"match\">travel</span> to the CNMI prior to embarking on such <span class=\"match\">travel</span> under 8 CFR 212.1(r)(9). This <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> parallels the new <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for G-CNMI VWP travelers to obtain electronic <span class=\"match\">travel</span> authorization discussed in section IV.A. above. As discussed above, by requiring an electronic <span class=\"match\">travel</span> authorization, CBP will be able to screen"},{"title":"Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (\"Department\") proposes to amend regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (\"DV Program\") to improve the integrity and combat fraud in the program. The Department proposes to require petitioners to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and a scan of the biographic and signature page uploaded to their electronic entry form, or otherwise indicate that they are exempt from this requirement. Additionally, the Department also proposes to standardize and amend language in 22 CFR part 42, including by adding the word \"shall\" to simplify guidance for consular officers; ensuring the use of the term \"sex\" in lieu of \"gender\" as mandated by Executive Order 14168; and replacing the term \"age\" in 22 CFR 42.33(h)(1)(i) with the phrase \"date of birth\" to accurately reflect the information collected and maintained by the Department during the immigrant visa process.","document_number":"2025-14784","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14784/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14784.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14784.pdf?1754311512","publication_date":"2025-08-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"have pursued notice and comment rulemaking as it is undertaking here.\n \n \n \n \n 19 \n  \n See Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Statistics: https://travel.state.gov/content/<span class=\"match\">travel</span>/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-<span class=\"match\">program</span>-entry/diversity-visa-<span class=\"match\">program</span>-statistics.html. \n \n \n \n Table 1—Diversity Visa <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Participation Levels 2016-2023 <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Years \n \n   \n Diversity visa <span class=\"match\">program</span> \n <span class=\"match\">Program</span> year \n Entrants \n Selectees \n Visas issued \n \n \n Pre-<span class=\"match\">Requirement</span> \n 2016 \n 11,391,146 \n 91,563 \n 46,718 \n \n \n   \n 2017 \n 12,437,190 \n 83,910 \n 49,976 \n \n \n   \n 2018 \n 14,692"},{"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":"reverse an initial finding of non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, only if CMS determines that the HHA was in full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the HH QRP <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the applicable <span class=\"match\">program</span> year. We would consider full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the HH QRP <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to include CMS granting an exception or extension to HH QRP reporting <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> under our extraordinary circumstance exception and extension (ECE) policy at § 484.245(c). However, to demonstrate full <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with our ECE policy, the HHA would need to comply with our ECE policy's <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, including the specific scope"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)-Finalization of Format Provider Directories for Medicare Plan Finder","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements Medicare Advantage disclosure requirement changes.","document_number":"2025-18236","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/19/2025-18236/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-contract-year-2026-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-19/pdf/2025-18236.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18236.pdf?1758226509","publication_date":"2025-09-19","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":"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":"directory data attestation <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>. The agency also acknowledges the concern expressed through comments regarding additional burden and <span class=\"match\">potential</span> <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> problems. CMS notes that MA plans are required to have accurate provider directories and maintain <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with existing regulatory accuracy <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> that include: (1) disclosure <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> under § 422.111(a)(2), which mandate that MA organizations provide information in a clear, accurate, and standardized format; (2) provider directory access <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> at § 422.120(b), which require"},{"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":"Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) (section III.C.) \n • Medicare Diabetes Prevention <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (MDPP) (section III.D.) \n • Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (section III.E.) \n • Medicare Shared Savings <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (section III.F.) \n • Changes to the Regulations Associated with the Ambulance Fee Schedule (section III.G.) \n • Updates to the Quality Payment <span class=\"match\">Program</span> and Medicare Promoting Interoperability <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (section IV.) \n • Collection of Information <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> (section V.) \n • Regulatory Impact Analysis (section VI.) \n C. Summary of Costs"},{"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":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This major proposed 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":"2025-13271","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/16/2025-13271/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2026-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-16/pdf/2025-13271.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13271.pdf?1752524111","publication_date":"2025-07-16","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":"Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) (section III.C.) \n • Medicare Diabetes Prevention <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (MDPP) (section III.D.) \n • Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (section III.E.) \n • Medicare Shared Savings <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (section III.F.) \n • Changes to the Regulations Associated with the Ambulance Fee Schedule (section III.G.) \n • Updates to the Quality Payment <span class=\"match\">Program</span> and Medicare Promoting Interoperability <span class=\"match\">Program</span> (section IV.) \n • Collection of Information <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> (section V.) \n • Responses to Comments (section VI.) \n • Regulatory Impact Analysis"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital- related costs of acute care hospitals; make changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; update the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); update and make changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and make other policy-related changes.","document_number":"2026-07203","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07203/medicare-program-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-for-acute-care-hospitals-ipps-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-14/pdf/2026-07203.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07203.pdf?1775852113","publication_date":"2026-04-14","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":"of the proposed rule, we addressed the following: \n • Proposed changes to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. \n \n • Proposed changes to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the PCH Quality Reporting <span class=\"match\">Program</span>.\n \n \n • Proposed changes to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for the Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. \n • Proposed changes to <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> pertaining to eligible hospitals and CAHs participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability <span class=\"match\">Program</span>. \n 9. Other Proposals and Comment Solicitations Included in the Proposed Rule"},{"title":"Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H-2A) and temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) nonimmigrant workers (H-2 programs) and their employers. This rulemaking is intended to better ensure the integrity of the H-2 programs and enhance protections for workers.","document_number":"2024-29353","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29353/modernizing-h-2-program-requirements-oversight-and-worker-protections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29353.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29353.pdf?1734443140","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"interest) has not established its “intention and/or ability to comply with H-2A or H-2B <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>.” Consistent with the NPRM, the petitioner must demonstrate that it has both the intent and ability to comply with H-2 <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, and USCIS can deny a petition under this ground if the petitioner has not established either its intent to comply with H-2A or H-2B <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, or its ability to comply with H-2A or H-2B <span class=\"match\">program</span> <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, or both. \n E. Conforming Changes To Align With the USCIS Fee Schedule Final Rule \n As"},{"title":"Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Program Purpose and Work Requirement Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements three provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023, affecting the program purpose and individuals subject to the able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) time limit for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These changes do the following: add language about assisting low-income adults in obtaining employment and increasing their earnings to the program purpose; update and define exceptions from the ABAWD time limit; and adjust the number of discretionary exemptions available to State agencies each year. This rule also clarifies procedures for when State agencies must screen for exceptions to the time limit and verification requirements for exceptions.","document_number":"2024-29072","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29072/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-program-purpose-and-work-requirement-provisions-of-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29072.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29072.pdf?1734356716","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"excerpts":"applicable work <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> and how to fulfill those <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. Since State agencies cannot reasonably know what work <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> apply and what information to provide if it has not screened and determined what work <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> these individuals are required to meet, screening would likely occur before notification of the work \n \n <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. The Department will continue to provide technical assistance and ongoing support to ensure State agencies are following the correct procedures for screening and applying the work <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>.\n \n Therefore"},{"title":"Mariner Credentialing Program Transformation","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard is issuing this final rule to permit the electronic submission of required mariner credentialing information to allow for the future implementation of a new Merchant Mariner Credentialing information technology system. This rule also requires the electronic payment of mandatory merchant mariner credentialing fees, removes the requirement for prospective mariners to take an oath before an authorized official, and changes the requirements for the Certificate of Discharge to Merchant Mariners. Finally, this rule makes technical amendments to update addresses and websites, remove antiquated terminology, and adopt gender-neutral terms.","document_number":"2024-27026","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-27026/mariner-credentialing-program-transformation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-27026.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27026.pdf?1734356716","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"(Government agencies), Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. \n \n Penalties, Personally identifiable information, Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Seamen. \n \n Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Schools, Seamen. \n \n Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Seamen. \n \n Cargo vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Seamen. \n \n Oceanographic research vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Seamen. \n \n Reporting and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>, Seamen, Vessels. \n \n Drug testing, Marine safety"},{"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":"threshold for HHS-RADV appeals.\n \n 2. <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity \n \n We have finalized <span class=\"match\">program</span> integrity standards related to the Exchanges and premium stabilization <span class=\"match\">programs</span> in two rules: the “first <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Rule” issued in the August 30, 2013 \n Federal Register \n (78 FR 54069), and the “second <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Rule” issued in the October 30, 2013 \n Federal Register \n (78 FR 65045). We also refer readers to the 2019 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity final rule (2019 <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Rule) issued in the December"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Conditions for Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) to clarify outstanding procedural questions and enable OPOs to make better informed decisions to achieve high performance resulting in the successful procurement, distribution, and transplantation of more life-saving organs. This rule would revise definitions, add new Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) requirements related to medically complex organs and donors, revise the designation requirements for OPOs, clarify when an OPO's service area is open for competition, and update the process for appeals. It also includes a discussion of factors we would consider when selecting a successor OPO during a competition under the tiered approach to re-certification. We are committed to holding all OPOs accountable for their performance and this proposed rule does not revise the focus on improving the volume of donors and transplants assessed in the outcome measures or the tier structure used for re- certification and de-certification of OPOs.","document_number":"2026-01833","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/30/2026-01833/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-organ-procurement-organizations-conditions-for-coverage-revisions-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-30/pdf/2026-01833.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01833.pdf?1769616910","publication_date":"2026-01-30","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":"during the re-certification cycle as a result of enforcement action for non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with certification <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>; and non-renewal of the agreement for non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the outcome measures and other certification <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. Generally, these actions result in de-certification of the OPO. In our December 2020 final rule, we implemented a tiered system for OPO re-certification that seeks to drive OPO performance through increased competition. The current <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for de-certification do not address the possibility of an OPO being unsuccessful"},{"title":"Modernizing Grant Program Regulation","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), an agency of the Rural Development (RD) mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is issuing a final rule with comment to implement the provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 related to the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program and the Agriculture Innovation Center (AIC) Program and to modernize the Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG). In addition, this action will support ways to simplify and streamline RD program delivery by removing outdated and ineffective definitions, requirements, and scoring criteria for the grant programs above.","document_number":"2024-19804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/16/2024-19804/modernizing-grant-program-regulation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-16/pdf/2024-19804.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19804.pdf?1726231521","publication_date":"2024-09-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Rural Business-Cooperative Service","name":"Rural Business-Cooperative Service","id":456,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/rural-business-cooperative-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/456","parent_id":12,"slug":"rural-business-cooperative-service"}],"excerpts":"Listing Number for the AIC <span class=\"match\">Program</span> is 10.377, for the RCDG <span class=\"match\">Program</span> is 10.771, and for the VAPG <span class=\"match\">Program</span> is 10.352. The Assistance Listing Numbers are available on the internet at \n sam.gov/. \n \n D. Executive Order 12372—Intergovernmental Consultation \n These <span class=\"match\">programs</span> are not subject to the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> of Executive Order 12372, “Intergovernmental Review of Federal <span class=\"match\">Programs</span>,” as implemented under USDA's regulations at 2 CFR 415, subpart C. \n E. Paperwork Reduction Act \n The information collection and recordkeeping <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> contained in this rulemaking"},{"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":"threshold for HHS-RADV appeals.\n \n 2. <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity \n \n We have finalized <span class=\"match\">program</span> integrity standards related to the Exchanges and premium stabilization <span class=\"match\">programs</span> in two rules: the “first <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Rule” issued in the August 30, 2013 \n Federal Register \n (78 FR 54069), and the “second <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Rule” issued in the October 30, 2013 \n Federal Register \n (78 FR 65045). We also refer readers to the 2019 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity final rule (2019 <span class=\"match\">Program</span> Integrity Rule) issued in the December"}]}