Monday - July 13, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina

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Advocate Health Submits Comments on CMS Proposed FY 2027 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Payment System Rule
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Advocate Health, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, regarding the agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 proposed rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS). The nonprofit integrated health system provided extensive feedback on payment updates, regulatory proposals, and quality repo  more
AICPA Urges Treasury to Recognize State-Level CPA Oversight as Substantially Similar to Federal Stablecoin Regulation
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The American Institute of CPAs, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury addressing the agency's proposed rule on broad-based principles for determining whether state-level regulatory regimes for permitted payment stablecoin issuers are substantially similar to the federal framework. The letter, written by Susan S. Coffey, Chief Executive Officer - Public Accounting, supports Treasury's implementatio  more
Americans for Tax Reform: Examples of Good News Arising From Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 4, 2026, by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Beauty  more
Court Decision Provides Greater Clarity on GPO Use in the 340B Program
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 6 -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * Court Decision Provides Greater Clarity on GPO Use in the 340B Program KEY TAKEAWAYS: * A U.S. District Court decision in a lawsuit brought by Premier on behalf of its members vacates a longstanding Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) policy restricting certain 340B hospitals from using group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for initial purch  more
Fiduciary Duties Letter Raises Concerns Over Opening 401(k) Plans to Private Markets
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Two law professors from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and the Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, have submitted a joint public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor addressing a proposal on fiduciary duties related to selecting designated investment alternatives in 401(k) plans, specifically focusing on private markets access. The professors, who supported their case by noting they recently completed an academic paper entitled "Privat  more
Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Seven of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative
IRVING, Texas, June 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Seven of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative * Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to both Life by Music and GenerationNation as part of the company's "30 Days of Giving" initiative, a month-long program rec  more
Premier: From Pilots to Performance - A New Playbook for AI in Medical Groups
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 6 -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following news release: * * * From Pilots to Performance: A New Playbook for AI in Medical Groups KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Many physician practices struggle with artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, because they have not optimized to capture the technology's value. Without aligned workflows, governance, data and ownership, even the best AI investments will underdeliver. * In a volatile vendor market, anchor  more