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WEDI testified Feb. 4, 2026 before the HHS Office for Civil Rights
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Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 2.2.26
CMS Announces $600 Million in Support from Health Technology Companies for States’ Medicaid Systems. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 10 health technology companies with Medicaid eligibility and enrollment contracts have voluntarily pledged $600 million to help states implement the Medicaid community engagement requirements enacted under the Working Families Tax Cut…
Read MoreWEDI Blog: Partial Government Shutdown: Update as of Monday Morning 2/2/26
Partial Government Shutdown: Update as of Monday Morning 2/2/26 A partial federal government shutdown, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), began at 12:01 am on Saturday, January 31, 2026, due to the lack of passage of the remaining Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. While this partial shutdown is expected to be short,…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 1.26.26
CMS Prior Authorization of Drugs Proposed Rule Under Review by OMB. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulation titled “Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs (CMS-0062)” is currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This proposed regulation was included most recently in the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda.…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 1.19.26
ASTP Discusses the Era of Patient Engagement. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a Health IT Buzz post, titled “Digital Dividends Realized: Hospital Patient Engagement Capabilities.” This is the first in a new series in which the agency focuses on patients’ use of electronic…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 1.12.26
ASTP Highlights RFI on AI Adoption and Use in Clinical Care. Steve Posnack, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP), Principal Deputy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discusses in the latest Health IT Buzz post the recent request for information (RFI) on the adoption and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical care.…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 1.5.26
ASTP/ONC Releases HTI-5 Proposed Rule. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) Proposed Rule for a 60-day comment period. The HTI-5 Proposed Rule includes deregulatory actions to update the ONC Health IT Certification…
Read MoreEnd of Year Flurry of Regulatory Action Brought to You by HHS, ASTP/ONC, and CMS
End of Year Flurry of Regulatory Action Released by HHS Nancy Spector, MSC, WEDI Senior Director, Federal Affairs As people were rushing around with final shopping, baking, and parties, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agencies released proposed rules, requests for information, and new models. The following is a cheat sheet…
Read MoreWEDI Weekly 2025
January 2025 1.6.2025 1.13.2025 1.20.2025 1.27.2025 April 2025 4.7.2025 4.14.2025 4.21.2025 4.28.2025 July 2025 7.7.2025 7.14.2025 7.20.2025 7.28.2025 October 2025 10.6.2025 10.14.2025 10.20.2025 10.27.2025 February 2025 2.3.2025 2.10.2025 2.17.2025 2.24.2025 May 2025 5.5.2025 5.12.2025 5.19.2025 5.27.2025 August 2025 8.4.2025 8.11.2025 8.18.2025 8.25.2025 November 2025 11.3.2025 11.10.2025 11.17.2025 11.24.2025 March 2025 3.3.2025…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 12.22.25
CMS Releases Price Transparency Proposed Rule with 60-Day Comment Period. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in partnership with the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury, have published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) updating the 2020 Transparency in Coverage regulations. The proposals aim to improve price transparency by reducing…
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