WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing several proposals within the newly released rule concerning hospital outpatient payment systems and quality reporting programs. This communication outlines significant concerns regarding aspects of the proposed regulations that may adversely affect financial stability and care delivery within Tex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48666) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues for the 119th Congress" by telecommunications policy analyst Ling Zhu: * * * SUMMARY Under Section 60102 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58), enacted in late 2021, Congress directed the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information ("Assista  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSFR) -- First Federal Community MHC, based in Paris, Texas, has submitted an application to the Federal Reserve System to transition into a bank holding company. The application, filed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, involves acquiring First Federal Community Bank SSB, also in Paris, Texas, as it converts from a mutual to a stock-based structure. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is overseeing the application process. Interested parties can submit written   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- MedSure Systems, a Texas-based medical device company, submitted a public comment letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concerns over proposed updates to the Physician Fee Schedule and Part B coverage policies, specifically those concerning remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) for medication adherence. The organization highlighted that only a small fraction of Medicare beneficiaries requiring adheren  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Approves Sullivan Bill to Improve Harmful Algal Bloom Response * U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today thanked his Senate colleagues for unanimously passing his Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments (HABHRCA) Act of 2025, strong, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the original HABHRCA Act of 1998 for coordinated, effective federal-state responses   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing its concerns regarding proposed changes to the Calendar Year 2026 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule. As a top cancer care facility, MD Anderson emphasizes the importance of equitable payment policies that maintain access to quality healthcare for cancer patients.   more