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The Office of Personnel Management, and the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, late this afternoon issued the next in a series of regulations implementing key sections of the No Surprises Act.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration distributed $825 million in grants from the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement to 231 community mental health centers to expand access to services.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released premium and cost-sharing information for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans for the 2022 calendar year.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau committed $41 million in funding to 72 health care providers under Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program.

Adults with a disability are more likely than adults without one to report difficulty getting a COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

The AHA released the latest edition of the COVID-19 Snapshot, underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced workplace guidance on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s applicability to disclosures and requests for information about whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.

The House and Senate voted to pass a continuing resolution that would extend current federal funding levels for health care and other programs through Dec. 3.

The Department of Health and Human Services through June 30 has reduced by more than 79% its backlog of Medicare appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level, according to a status report the agency provided Tuesday to a federal court.

Learn what steps hospital and health system leaders, such as Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., senior vice president of community health and equity, and chief wellness and diversity officer at Henry Ford Health System, are taking to advance health equity and improve outcomes among all community members.