Billy Wynne

Agency Issues Proposed Rescission of the 2022 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Regulations; Comments Due Dec. 19 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind the 2022 public charge ground of inadmissibility regulations. DHS argues that the 2022 rules are overly restrictive, inconsistent with congressional intent, and limit…

Agency Issues Preliminary Guidance on Implementing Changes to Medicaid Provider Taxes in H.R.1 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued preliminary guidance to states on how the agency expects to implement changes to heath-care related (provider taxes) contained in H.R.1. CMS explains that while the agency is determining additional guidance and regulatory action, this…

Agency Seeks Feedback on Plans to Share Personal Information for State-Based Affordability Program Eligibility and Update Medicare Personal Health Information Forms Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two updates related to sharing personal information. First, CMS notified stakeholders that it is re-establishing a matching program between CMS and State-Based Administering Entities (AEs) to determine eligibility…

Agency Releases Continuum of Care NOFO, Drastically Cutting Permanent Housing Supports The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for a new grant cycle of the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. This program works with local partner organizations to link people experiencing homelessness to housing resources and supports.…

CFPB Issues Proposed Rule Narrowing Section 1071 Small-Business Lending Data Collection Amid Looming Funding Crisis; Comments Due Dec. 15 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule that would significantly narrow and simplify its 2023 Section 1071 small-business lending data collection requirements, even as the agency faces an unprecedented threat to its viability…

Impact Health Chart: Available Information on State Applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) In September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. According to CMS, all 50 states submitted applications to the RHTP, which were due November 5, 2025.…

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Appeal to Limit SNAP Funding During Shutdown Late Sunday night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a 29-page opinion denying the Trump administration’s request to block a lower court order requiring full November funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing government…

Trump Administration Moves to Tighten Public Charge Standards Amid New Visa Health Guidance U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) that could significantly reshape the public charge standard used to determine whether certain immigrants are inadmissible to the United States. Logged on November…

Agency Issues Information Bulletin to States on Supporting Implementation of HR 1 Medicaid and CHIP Duplicative Enrollment Provisions The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new information bulletin entitled “Ensuring Medicaid Eligibility Integrity by Addressing Concurrent Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Enrollment Across States.” This publication represents the latest publication…

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund This Month’s SNAP Benefits by November 7 Today, Judge John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to release full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for November by Friday, November 7 after sharply criticizing the Trump for defying…