WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Biodesix Inc., a biotechnology company in Boulder, Colorado, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the agency's Request for Information on interoperability standards and prior authorization for laboratory tests. Biodesix voiced support for the agency's efforts to reduce prior authorization practices used by Medicare Advantage Organizations that can impede patient access to clinically necessary laboratory services covered under National Coverage Determinations and L more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- BJC Health, a healthcare system in St. Louis, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding proposed rules to expand electronic prior authorization requirements for drugs under Medicare and Medicaid programs. The letter addresses the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' current proposals to implement electronic prior authorization for pharmaceuticals, expanding on the prior 2024 final rule which excluded outpatient and retail prescription drugs from such mand more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Clinical Reference Laboratory Inc., Lenexa, Kansas, submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the agency's proposal to expand premarket notification exemptions for certain Class II clinical toxicology test systems used in Federal drug testing programs. The laboratory operator supports the FDA's plan to remove a current limitation that excludes devices intended for use in Federal workplace drug testing programs from premarket notification exemptions. This policy change would reduce dupl more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Highmark Health, an integrated healthcare delivery and financing system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed rule. The rule addresses interoperability standards and prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program agencies and managed care entities, and qualified health plan issuers on the federally-facilitated exchanges. H more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Kansas Hospital Association, Topeka, has expressed support for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed rule aimed at improving interoperability standards and prior authorization processes for drugs. The association, which represents 124 acute-care and community hospitals across Kansas, including critical access and rural emergency hospitals, appreciates CMS' work to foster transparency, beneficiary engagement, and reduction of administrative burdens. The association welcomes CMS' initiatives to standar more ST

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 29 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Advises Purchaser in Acquisition of Key Miami Worldcenter Commercial Asset Polsinelli represented MWC Block E Owner LLC, comprised of Daniel Cardenas and Michael Sullivan, and Gustavo Agostini as purchasers in the acquisition of Block E at Miami Worldcenter, a prominent retail and office development located at 711 NE 1st Avenue in Downtown Miami. The approximately 57,000-square-foot, three-story project is a highly visible component of Miam more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 29 -- Polsinelli, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Polsinelli Represents Northwind Group in $401 Million Loan for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Palm Beach Gardens Polsinelli recently represented Northwind Group, a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager, in connection with a $401 million first-mortgage completion-to-inventory loan for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Palm Beach Gardens, a luxury branded residential and private marina development located on the Intracoastal Wate more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release: * * * Public Transportation Delivering for Millions of Fans During FIFA World Cup 2026 Record ridership, expanded service, and strong operations demonstrate the value of sustained investment in public transportation - As the FIFA World Cup 2026 approaches the halfway point, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) today highlighted the critical role public transportation is playing in the success of the tournament, moving m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Visits All 105 Kansas Counties for the Tenth Time, Kicking Off New Tour * Graham County - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), spent Thursday marking a milestone stop in Graham County, having now visited all 105 counties in Kansas for the tenth time as part of his ongoing commitment to hear directly from Kansans in every corner of the state. Throughout his travels, he's met with Kansans from all walks of life -from farmers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- St. Joseph Museums, Inc., Missouri, has completed a NAGPRA inventory of human remains and funerary objects, determining cultural affiliation, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service notice. The inventory identified human remains representing two Native American individuals and 9,586 associated funerary objects, including chert flakes, projectile points, pottery sherds, axe and celt fragments, pipestone fragments, faunal remains, worked bone, stone cores, metal artifacts and worked sh more PR