WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the fiscal year 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The association focuses on how these proposed policies could affect pediatric healthcare delivery, particularly through their influence on Medicaid and commercial insurance despite most children's hospitals being exempt from Medicare inpatie more ST

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Commerce Bancshares of Kansas City, Missouri, a regional bank holding company with $35.7 billion in assets and banking locations across the Midwest including Illinois, has addressed concerns to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding the National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees Interim Final Rule. The bank praised the interim final rule for clarifying national banks' authority to charge fees regardless of who sets them and urged the OCC to codify it into a final rule. Commerce strongly supports the Amer more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The National Rural Health Association, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed rule on the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and related policies for fiscal year 2027. The organization emphasized the persistent challenges and disparities facing rural hospitals amid proposed payment system adjustments. The association expressed ongoing concern about the annual recalibration of more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The National Rural Health Association (NRHA), headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency's proposed rule on Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs. The NRHA conveyed broad support for the rule, emphasizing the importance of reducing administrative burdens on rural healthcare providers and improving the transparency and efficiency of prior authorization processes for rural patients. The associati more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Oracle Health and Life Sciences, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The response addresses the CMS Medicare Program proposals regarding Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for acute care hospitals, fiscal year 2027 rates, quality program requirements, and other policy changes, which were published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2026. Oracle Healt more ST

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- VGM and Associates Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, has addressed concerns to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding prior authorization practices for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS). The nationwide member services organization, which represents suppliers and manufacturers essential to Medicare beneficiaries' care, highlighted how current prior authorization procedures create barriers for patients and providers. VGM explains that prior authorization delays, somet more ST