Public Comments October 7, 2024 HNC Comments on 2025 Medicare Program Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Other Medicare Policies October 7, 2024 HNC Comments to Arkansas Department of Human Services on Proposed Rate Change for Specialized Formula and Associated Supplies May 31, 2024 HNC Comments to CMS on Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for FY 2025 May 28, 2024 HNC Comments to CMS on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2025 May 27, 2024 HNC Comments to CMS on Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2025 February 29, 2024 HNC Comments 2025 Advance Notice Medicare Advantage February 16, 2024 HNC Comments II to CMS on GMCS MUC December 20, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS on Age Friendly MUC December 20, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS on GMCS MUC December 18, 2023 HNC Comments on ACA HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters 2025 December 1, 2023 HNC Comments to HHS, DOL, and DOT on Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services November 10, 2023 HNC Comments to DGAC September 22, 2023 HNC Comments to FDA Dietary Guidance Statements September 11, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS on CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule August 28, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS on CY 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System August 18, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS on CY 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System July 14, 2023 HNC Comments OMB Front of Pack Labeling June 29, 2023 HNC Comments to NIH Food is Medicine Research June 5, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2024 June 5, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS Inpatient Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital for FY 2024 June 2, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2024 May 11, 2023 HNC Comments on Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) April 24, 2023 HNC Comment Letter on FTC Green Guides March 24, 2023 HNC Comments on FDA Proposed Rule – Front of Package Labeling March 9, 2023 HNC Comments to FDA on Investigational New Drug Applications Proposed Rule March 6, 2023 HNC-ASPEN Comments 2024 Advance Notice Medicare Advantage February 16, 2023 HNC Comments on FDA Healthy Definition Proposed Rule September 23, 2022 HNC Comments to White House Conference from Task Force Report September 12, 2022 HNC Comments to CMS CY2023 OPPS Proposed Rule September 6, 2022 HNC Comments to CMS CY2023 PFS Proposed Rule August 26, 2022 HNC Comments to CMS MA RFI July 15, 2022 HNC Comments on White House Recommendations for Conference June 17, 2022 HNC Comments to CMS FY2023 IPPS Proposed Rule June 10, 2022 HNC Comments to CMS FY2023 SNF Proposed Rule May 31, 2022 HNC Comments to CMS FY2023 IRF Proposed Rule April 8, 2022 Rural Health Core Measure Set Draft Environmental Scan to The National Quality Forum April 8, 2022 Healthcare Nutrition Council Comments on Docket Number FDA-2022-N-0116 Rare Disease Day Public Meeting March 4, 2022 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies September 17, 2021 HNC Comments to CMS CY2022 OPPS Proposed Rule Final September 13, 2021 HNC Comments to CMS CY2022 PFS Proposed Rule Final June 28, 2021 HNC Comments to CMS FY2022 IPPS Proposed Rule June 7, 2021 HNC Comments to CMS FY2022 SNF Proposed Rule June 7, 2021 HNC Comments to CMS FY2022 IRF Proposed Rule April 30, 2021 HNC Comments to NQF Measure April 9, 2021 Organization Comments on Proposed Enteral Nutrition Local Coverage Determinations December 30, 2020 HNC and ASPEN Comments on Docket Number CMS-2020-0128 titled “Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policy Issues and Level II of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) (CMS-1738-P)” December 23, 2020 Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery; Request for Information (RFI) October 5, 2020 Medicare Program; CY 2021 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies, Proposed Rule August 13, 2020 HNC Comments to USDA and HHS on the DGAC Scientific Report June 18, 2020 HNC Comments to CMS to Cancel and Rebid or Delay the Round 2021 Competitive Bidding Program for Enteral Nutrition due to COVID-19 June 16, 2020 HNC Signs Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2020 June 10, 2020 COVID-19 Extension of 30-Day Supply of Enteral Nutrition to Medicare Beneficiaries June 1, 2020 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency April 15, 2020 INCA-HNC Comments to FDA Final Guidance Serving Sizes February 7, 2020 HNC Protocol Comments to DGAC January 22, 2020 HNC Comments to DGAC January 22, 2020 HNC-INCA Joint Comments to DGAC October 23, 2019 Re: DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program – Review of Bona Fide Bids and Meeting Request October 14, 2019 HNC Comments to DGAC September 27, 2019 HNC Comments on the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule August 12, 2019 HNC Response to CMS Request for Information on Reducing Provider Burden July 24, 2019 HNC Comments on Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Protocols June 24, 2019 HNC Comments on 2020 Acute-Care and Long-Term Care Hospital Proposed Rule June 10, 2019 Re: DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program –Delay of Opening of 2021 Bid Window and Bona Fide Bid Guidance April 5, 2019 HNC Letter to CMS EN Product Category Recommendations January 18, 2019 HNC Letter of Support for New York Senate Bill 7826 January 4, 2019 Joint INCA-HNC Comments to FDA Food Labeling Docket No. FDA-2018-D-1459 December 3, 2018 HNC Comments to FDA Collection of Information re Investigational New Drug Applications Docket No. FDA-2014-N-1721 October 11, 2018 Joint INCA-HNC Comments to FDA on Nutrition Innovation Strategy Docket No. FDA-2018-N-2381-0317 July 17, 2018 HNC Letter of Support for New York Senate Bill 8924 and Assembly Bill 11043 July 17, 2018 HNC Letter of Support for New York Assembly Bill 10576 June 22, 2018 HNC Comments to CMS Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Docket No. CMS-1694-P June 21, 2018 HNC Letter of Support for North Carolina Senate Bill 297 and House Bill 357 March 30, 2018 HNC Comments to USDA on Dietary Guidelines for Americans Topics and Questions Docket No. FNS-2018-0005 March 28, 2018 HNC Letter in Support of West Virginia Senate Bill 299 March 15, 2018 HNC Response to Alliance for Natural Health Citizens Petition February 5, 2018 HNC Comments to FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Docket No. FDA-2017-N-5101 February 5, 2018 HNC Comments to FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Docket No. FDA-2017-N-5094 October 31, 2017 HNC Supports CHRONIC Care Act Letter to Speaker Ryan and Minority Leader Pelosi October 26, 2017 HNC Comments to HHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-2022 September 29, 2017 HNC Comments to USDA Agriculture Research Service Request September 20, 2017 HNC Letter of Support for New Jersey Senate Bill 1929 September 20, 2017 HNC Letter of Support for New York Senate Bill 2231 and Assembly Bill 2231 June 8, 2017 HNC Letter of Support for New York Senate Bill 2628 May 19, 2017 HNC Letter of Support for Kansas House Bill 2103 May 19, 2017 HNC Letter of Support for Vermont House Bill 65 April 26, 2017 Joint INCA-HNC Comments on FDA Definition of Healthy Docket No. FDA-2016-D-2335 March 27, 2017 Request for Information (RFI) on Pediatric Alternative Payment Model Concepts February 13, 2017 Joint INCA-HNC Comments on FDA Fiber Draft Guidance And Scientific Review January 24, 2017 Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations (Docket No. FDA-2000-N- 0011) December 11, 2016 Quality Measure Development to satisfy the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) domain of: Transfer of Health Information and Care Preferences When an Individual Transitions October 7, 2016 Quality Measure Development and Maintenance for CMS Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees and Medicaid-Only Enrollees. 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October 7, 2024 HNC Comments on 2025 Medicare Program Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Other Medicare Policies
October 7, 2024 HNC Comments to Arkansas Department of Human Services on Proposed Rate Change for Specialized Formula and Associated Supplies
May 28, 2024 HNC Comments to CMS on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2025
December 1, 2023 HNC Comments to HHS, DOL, and DOT on Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services
June 5, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS Inpatient Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital for FY 2024
June 2, 2023 HNC Comments to CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for FY 2024
April 8, 2022 Healthcare Nutrition Council Comments on Docket Number FDA-2022-N-0116 Rare Disease Day Public Meeting
March 4, 2022 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies
December 30, 2020 HNC and ASPEN Comments on Docket Number CMS-2020-0128 titled “Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policy Issues and Level II of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) (CMS-1738-P)”
October 5, 2020 Medicare Program; CY 2021 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies, Proposed Rule
June 18, 2020 HNC Comments to CMS to Cancel and Rebid or Delay the Round 2021 Competitive Bidding Program for Enteral Nutrition due to COVID-19
June 1, 2020 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
October 23, 2019 Re: DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program – Review of Bona Fide Bids and Meeting Request
September 27, 2019 HNC Comments on the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
June 10, 2019 Re: DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program –Delay of Opening of 2021 Bid Window and Bona Fide Bid Guidance
December 3, 2018 HNC Comments to FDA Collection of Information re Investigational New Drug Applications Docket No. FDA-2014-N-1721
October 11, 2018 Joint INCA-HNC Comments to FDA on Nutrition Innovation Strategy Docket No. FDA-2018-N-2381-0317
June 22, 2018 HNC Comments to CMS Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Docket No. CMS-1694-P
March 30, 2018 HNC Comments to USDA on Dietary Guidelines for Americans Topics and Questions Docket No. FNS-2018-0005
February 5, 2018 HNC Comments to FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Docket No. FDA-2017-N-5101
February 5, 2018 HNC Comments to FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Docket No. FDA-2017-N-5094
December 11, 2016 Quality Measure Development to satisfy the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act) domain of: Transfer of Health Information and Care Preferences When an Individual Transitions
October 7, 2016 Quality Measure Development and Maintenance for CMS Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees and Medicaid-Only Enrollees. Measures for Medicaid enrollees in managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS)
October 7, 2016 Quality Measure Development and Maintenance for CMS Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees and Medicaid-Only Enrollees. Measures for dual enrollees and Medicaid beneficiaries using home- and community-based services (HCBS)
October 7, 2016 Quality Measure Development and Maintenance for CMS Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees and Medicaid-Only Enrollees. Measures for Medicaid beneficiaries with complex costs and high needs (BCN), substance use disorders (SUD), and physical and mental health integration needs (PMH)
