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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking public comments on a proposed change to the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program. They want to update the method used to calculate the number of residents for which hospitals can receive funding, aligning it with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) updated approach. This change, starting in 2026, aims to simplify reporting for hospitals and ensure consistency between CHGME and Medicare regulations, potentially affecting the funding distribution based on hospitals' resident counts. Public comments are requested by January 29, 2025.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a public meeting on June 27, 2025, to discuss and receive comments on new and updated coding for tests under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for 2026. The public can attend the meeting in-person or virtually to provide input on how payment amounts for new test codes should be calculated. Presentations must be submitted by May 29, 2025, and the final decisions on these payment amounts will be available by November 2025. The meeting aims to ensure transparency and public involvement in the process of determining Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic tests.