WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Attention: CMS-1848-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D., M.B.A. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 September 14, 2026 Submitted electronically via: www.regulations.gov RE: Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Pa  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Agnes nurses ratify first-ever union contract * Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore, Md., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract on Saturday, winning their first-ever collective bargaining agreement in a watershed moment for nurses across Baltimore. RNs are the hospital are represented by National Nurses Organizing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2026: * * * Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Rule Threatening Coverage for People With Serious Health Conditions Federal Rule Unlawfully Narrows Protections for People Who are Medically Frail or Have Special Medical Needs Baltimore - Today, five Medicaid enrollees, A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Forefront Dermatology's Comments to the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (CMS-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13314) on Sept. 17, 2026, by public finance analyst Victoria M. Martinez: * * * The IRS Direct File Program The IRS Direct File (DF) program provided certain taxpayers with the option of electronically filing (e-filing) their federal tax return through a free, secure portal on the IRS website during the 2024 and 2025 filing seasons. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Vermont Health Care Association PO Box 397 South Barre, VT 05670 September 14, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Re: CMS-1848-P - CY 2027 Medicare  more