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HHS Acquisition Rules

Federal Register rules, proposed rules, and notices from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its acquisition components — sorted newest first. HHS operating divisions (NIH, CDC, CMS, FDA) buy under one umbrella but with very different evaluation cultures. Watch NIH protest decisions for what evaluation language withstands challenge on R&D contracts.

Proposed Rule

Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies

This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this proposed rule discusses the behavior adjustment and proposes a temporary behavior adjustment and proposes to recalibrate the case-mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low- utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2027. Additionally, this proposed rule discusse

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · Published Jul 6, 2026

Final Rule

Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Children, Youth, and Family Programs

This final rule removes duplicative and unnecessary sections from the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program regulations. These amendments will streamline the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program regulations to make them more accessible to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · Published Jul 2, 2026

Final Rule

Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of Oxygenation

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the monitor for opioid induced impairment of oxygenation into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the monitor for opioid induced impairment of oxygenation. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiv

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · Published Jun 30, 2026

Final Rule

Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of Hyperhidrosis

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the skin patch for treatment of hyperhidrosis into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the skin patch for treatment of hyperhidrosis. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. W

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · Published Jun 30, 2026

Final Rule

Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES · Published Jun 29, 2026

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