WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Darling Ingredients Inc., Irving, Texas, submitted supplemental comments to the Internal Revenue Service regarding proposed regulations for section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code. The company, North America's largest collector and processor of waste fats and oils and co-owner of Diamond Green Diesel, addressed the agency's request for input on how to determine the geographic origin of used cooking oil (UCO) for the purposes of compliance with the foreign feedstock limita  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Legacy Health, provider in Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning the agency's proposed rule on the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for fiscal year 2027. Legacy Health raised concerns about the adequacy of payment updates and policy shifts that could affect safety-net and rural hospitals, as well as the impact of incorporating ambulatory surgical centers  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- OCHIN, a nonprofit health IT and services organization based in Portland, Oregon, has expressed strong support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' efforts to modernize quality measurement and advance interoperability in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) rule. Representing over 300 independent provider organizations across 44 states-including Fed  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Oregon Workforce Partnership, Portland, has voiced strong opposition to the Office of Management and Budget's proposed revisions to the federal guidance for financial assistance. In a public comment letter submitted to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the statewide association representing nine local workforce development boards highlighted concerns that the changes would introduce uncertainty and administrative burdens detrimental to service delivery. The or  more