WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule for fiscal year 2027. The letter addresses concerns with the new criteria CMS has proposed for defining "new programs" within graduate medical education (GME) and requests modifications to enhance flexibility and support for small and rural residency programs. Int  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, Salt Lake City, has submitted a public comment letter supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed amendments to the Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System concerning the disposal of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities. Utah expressed strong approval for the EPA's April 2026 proposal to replace the rigid, uniform regulatory framework established in 2015 with a scientifically sound, site-speci  more