Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota
AbbVie Urges CMS to Mandate Complete Reporting to Prescription Drug Repository
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
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Forefront Dermatology Calls on CMS to Halt Indirect Overhead Calculation Changes and Protect Rural Practices
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-
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IRS Direct File Program Topic of White Paper From CRS
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:
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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
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