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  • 2021-03166 — Submission for Review: Application To Participate as a Carrier Under 5 U.S.C. 8903(4); 3206-XXXX
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9957
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is inviting comments on the application for carriers wishing to join the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Carriers are required to meet specific standards outlined by the statute and regulations to participate. OPM will use the application details, such as information on solvency, healthcare delivery, and quality assurance, to evaluate if a carrier qualifies for the FEHB Program. Comments will be accepted until April 19, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The Office of Personnel Management wants to know what people think about a test for health companies that want to give insurance to government workers. They have to check if these companies can do a good job, like when a teacher checks if students can do their work properly.

  • 2025-01098 — Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 5919
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH), under the Health and Human Services Department, is holding several closed meetings from February 13-14, 2025. These meetings will involve various committees, including those focusing on cancer therapeutics, healthcare delivery, neuroscience, and more. The purpose of these meetings is to review and evaluate grant applications, which contain sensitive information such as trade secrets and personal details, hence they will not be open to the public. The meetings will be held both in person, at a hotel in Washington, DC, and virtually at the NIH Rockledge location in Bethesda, MD.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Institutes of Health is having some secret meetings to talk about special money gifts they give to help scientists do their work, like curing diseases. These meetings are not open to everyone because they talk about private stuff that needs to be kept safe.

  • 2021-00544 — Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 2682
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is holding several meetings to review and evaluate grant applications. These meetings are closed to the public to protect confidential information and personal privacy. They cover topics such as brain disorders, clinical neuroscience, neuroimmunology, brain tumors, healthcare delivery, and health disparities. Meetings will be held virtually at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, on various dates in February 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The NIH is having secret meetings to talk about who gets money for researching the brain, health, and diseases. These meetings are online and will happen in February, so nobody knows who will be there or what they will decide.

  • 2025-00515 — Evidence of Disability
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 4626
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) updated its rules to recognize more types of medical professionals as acceptable sources of evidence in disability claims. This change aligns with updates from the Social Security Administration and reflects changes in how healthcare is delivered. New additions include licensed school psychologists, podiatrists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants/associates. Public comments generally supported these updates, and the RRB made adjustments based on feedback, like recognizing both "physician assistant" and "physician associate" titles.

    Simple Explanation

    The Railroad Retirement Board has updated its rules to let more types of doctors and health experts, like nurses and speech therapists, help figure out if train workers are too sick or hurt to work, just like similar rules from another big group that helps people.