Malnutrition Reclassification Codes Postponed
08/15/2019 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services postponed the final classification of Malnutrition Diagnostic Codes for hospital payment purposes in the final IPPS rule for FY 2020.
08/15/2019 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services postponed the final classification of Malnutrition Diagnostic Codes for hospital payment purposes in the final IPPS rule for FY 2020.
08/05/2019 - The bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act, which reduces food waste by standardizing date labels on food products and eliminate consumer confusion around food date labeling, was introduced last week.
07/30/2019 - The Academy sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, CBP and the Domestic Policy Council, offering to facilitate solutions to the problems.
07/29/2019 - The bipartisan Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 was signed into law last week by President Trump.
07/18/2019 - The bipartisan Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 (H.R.866), which passed by voice vote without amendment in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate
07/17/2019 - The Academy submitted comments to the FDA stating its support of a "science-based, public health-driven approach" to regulation.
07/15/2019 - During the second public meeting of the DGAC, the Academy presented oral comments, stressing the importance of evidence-based guidelines that evolve with the best science available.
07/03/2019 - The Academy joined allied organizations in urging the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies to match the House's FY 2020 appropriation of $100 million to the CDC.
06/18/2019 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced last week that the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture would be relocated to the Kansas City metropolitan area.
06/04/2019 - The Academy's Collaborative for the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans held their inaugural meeting last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Academy's role in the development of the DGAs.