WASHINGTON, April 18 -- AbleChild.org, Shelton, Connecticut, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare's (NABH) recent industry briefing. The letter critiques NABH CEO Update 268, issued April 3, 2026, which discusses Medicare payment increases for psychiatric hospitals, Medicaid fraud oversight, a Supreme Court ruling on conversion therapy, youth suicide prevention legislation, and marijuan more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Cotati, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service advocating for the adoption of more rigorous standards for the care of breeding female dogs and the exercise and socialization of dogs under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The letter emphasizes that breeding female dogs face complex health challenges due to significant physical, physiological, and hormona more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Cabana Health Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Defense outlining strategies to improve early behavioral health support access for military service members and their families. The letter addresses persistent challenges in behavioral health engagement during early-stage stress and transition periods, emphasizing the need for state-enabled, non-clinical support infrastructures to complement existing Department of D more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Grant Gullicks of Chugiak, Alaska, submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Subsistence Board at the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging support for reforms that would restore science-based and constitutionally consistent wildlife management in Alaska. The correspondence addresses concerns related to federal closures and the expansion of subsistence management authority under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Melinda Locklear, Chief Support Officer at HonorBridge, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services opposing a waiver request filed by Atrium Health to transfer organ donation services for High Point Medical Center from HonorBridge to LifeShare Carolinas. The letter outlines concerns about potential disruptions in organ donation processes and the impact on community trust in North Carolina. Hono more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Point32Health, Canton, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the department's proposed rule aimed at improving transparency into pharmacy benefit manager fee disclosure. The health and well-being organization, parent to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, addresses numerous concerns and recommendations to optimize the impacts of PBM reform and drug cost transparency for the benefit of nearly 2 million more ST