The Office of Climate Change and Health Equity announced a new round of office hours for its Inflation Reduction Act catalytic program to provide technical assistance with elective pay and transferability of clean energy credits.

The Internal Revenue Service will hold office hours Feb. 6 and Feb. 9, from 1–2 pm ET, to assist with the prefiling registration process for elective payment of clean energy credits.

CMS will use social video platform Twitch, improve the HealthCare.gov mobile interface, and use #HealthyAdulting to encourage young adults to sign up.

Final regulations are issued regarding the required community health needs assessment for charitable hospitals and the consequences for failing to satisfy the requirements.

Association seeks feedback from member hospitals on proposed procedures charitable hospitals must use to disclose and correct failures that are not willful or egregious. The procedures would allow hospitals to meet requirements under section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code, an Affordable Care Act provision that imposes additional requirements on charitable hospitals.

Regulations from the IRS and the association's response

House votes to bar IRS from implementing Affordable Care Act and collecting taxes to fund the law

Comments express support for CHNAs, but ask IRS to grant dual-status organizations additional flexibility

Definition in proposed regulation too narrow, essential hospitals say

Agency would require charitable hospitals to conduct triennial needs assessments

Association summary of rules, guidance