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13 | Page December 13 I ssue Legislative Updates & NewsCounty priorities in the lame duck session: Key advocacy efforts for local leadersNACo is actively collaborating with Congress and the administration to advance key county issues, including disaster relief, infrastructure funding and critical reauthorizations.Read moreCMS finalizes Medicare rule with key improvements for justice-involved populationsThe CY 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule%u202fnarrows the definition of %u201cin custody,%u201d expanding access to vital healthcare services.Read moreTop 5 insights into ARPA's SLFRF deadlineThe December 31, 2024 deadline for obligating fundsunder the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program is fast approaching. A recent webinar synthesized five top insights to help local governments meet their goals:%u2022 Revenue replacement is not automatic: Revenue replacement is flexible but must follow a two-step process: report revenue loss using Treasury's guidelines and assign funds to specific projects under expenditure category six.%u2022 Understand what constitutes an obligation: Obligations include contracts, subawards, payroll expenses for eligible employees and interagency agreements finalized by December 31, 2024.