WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Billings Clinic Logan Health, Montana, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the fiscal year 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule. The health system highlighted concerns about inadequate payment updates and the structure of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement-Expanded (CJR-X) model. Billings Clinic Logan Health emphasized that the proposed 2.4% market basket update does not suff  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following testimony by Postal Regulatory Commissioner Ashley E. Poling from a June 4, 2026, hearing on the U.S. Postal Service: * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and distinguished subcommittee members. Thank you for taking the time to hear from the Commission on this critically important issue, the future of the United States Postal Service and the role of the Postal  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service has begun the environmental review process for a proposal by Stillwater Mining Co. to expand operations its County Mine in Montana, a project that could extend production of platinum group metals for another 36 to 42 years. The agency, acting jointly with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, announced plans to prepare an environmental impact statement and opened a 30-day public comment period. Stillwate  more