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.
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
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.
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
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
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