; (H) planning for capital expenditures and item and service delivery; (I) planning for health professional education funding; (J) encouraging States to develop regional planning mechanisms; and (K) any other regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) Regulations Regulations authorized by this Act shall be issued by the Secretary in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Uniform reporting standards; annual report; studies (1) Uniform reporting standards (A) In general The Secretary shall establish uniform State reporting requirements, provider reporting requirements, and national standards to ensure an adequate national database containing information pertaining to health services practitioners, approved providers, the costs of facilities and practitioners providing items and services covered under the Medicare for All Program, the quality of such items and services, the outcomes of such items and services, and the equity of health among population groups. Such database shall include, to the maximum extent feasible without compromising patient privacy, health outcome measures used under this Act, and to the maximum extent feasible without excessively burdening providers, the measures described in subparagraphs (D) through (F) of subsection (a)(1). (B) Reports The Secretary shall— (i) regularly analyze information reported to the Secretary