Grant Spotlight: February 2025
Over the past month, federal grant management has been under increased scrutiny, particularly as the new administration in Washington reviews federal spending related to...
White House Executive Order strengthens hospital price transparency efforts
In a recent move to enhance transparency in healthcare pricing, the White House has issued an executive order instructing the Departments of Health and...
CDC warns of Listeria outbreak linked to supplement shakes distributed in long-term care facilities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a food safety alert on February 24 regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked...
CMS decides to cease Hospice SFP
Effective February 14, 2025, implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) for CY 2025 has ceased so that the Centers for Medicare and...
Court rules to restore webpages taken down by administration
U.S. District Judge John Bates ordered the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration...
CDC estimates at least 24 million have had seasonal flu
At least 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nearly 49,000...
Facility reported incidents final report: interpretation change
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided guidance that CMS now interprets the “ within 5 working days” of final reports...
Administration rescinds memo pausing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs
The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants,...
Trump administration temporarily pauses government health communications
On January 21, communications from health agencies, including the FDA, HHS, CMS, CDC, and NIH, were halted. According to a report from The Washington...
HRSA accepting applications for rural maternity and obstetrics program
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is currently accepting applications for its four-year Rural Maternity and...
