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*Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2025-07-21 ( 7 items ) |
American Medical Group Association Urges Federal Agencies to Enhance Health Technology Ecosystem (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The American Medical Group Association (AMGA), Alexandria, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The organization's feedback focused on promoting innovation, reducing administrative burden, and improving patient outcomes within the health technology ecosystem.
AMGA, which represents over 177,000 physicians delivering care to more than one in three Americ more ST
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Advocate for Enhanced Digital Health Interoperability for Older Adults (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), Alexandria, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health & Human Services providing feedback on the digital health product market and health technology infrastructure for Medicare beneficiaries. The organization, representing pharmacists focused on optimal medication management for older adults, shared its expertise on barriers to digital health adopti more ST
Environmental Groups Urge Stronger Protections in Army Corps Permit Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Forty-nine organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding its proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWP). The groups express appreciation for the proposal's increased focus on nature-based solutions (NBS) but emphasize the need for adjustments to ensure that authorized activities inflict minimal harm on the environment, as mandated by legal standards.
In their correspondence, the organizations call for a str more ST
FAA Issues Rule on Class E Airspace in Culpeper, Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. FAA-2025-1845) entitled "Amendment of Class E Airspace; Culpeper, VA."
This rule addresses the decommissioning of the NAILR Non-Directional Beacon in Culpeper, Virginia, which served as a reference point for describing the Class E5 airspace. To maintain the same airspace dimensions after the beacon's removal, the legal description will now use Point in Space Coordin more PR
General Dynamics Information Technology Suggests Enhancements to Health Technology Ecosystem (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT), Falls Church, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The company provided feedback on the health technology ecosystem, including the market for digital health products for Medicare beneficiaries and data interoperability.
GDIT hig more ST
House Education & Workforce Committee Issues Report on Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-142) on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649), which aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk. The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on June 5, 2025.
Here are excerpts:
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Purpose
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow scho more ST
House Rules Committee Issues Report on Rules for Rescissions Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-152) on a resolution (H.Res. 499), which aims for the consideration of the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4). The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on June 11, 2025.
Here are excerpts:
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SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, under a closed rule. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of more ST
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