A federal court in Texas heard a lawsuit on Tuesday that could potentially result in Planned Parenthood being forced to pay over $1 billion in Medicaid payments and fines to the state and an anonymous whistleblower. The organization has warned that a ruling in favor of the state would financially cripple its Texas affiliates, leading …
The Biden administration recently issued warnings to state health officials, highlighting their failure to comply with federal requirements when determining Medicaid coverage for millions of individuals affected by the pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have expressed concerns regarding the rushed process adopted by many states, resulting in people losing coverage for …
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise for a second consecutive week, with a significant increase of over 12%. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an additional 9,056 individuals were hospitalized with the virus last week, marking a 12.5% surge. This upward trend in hospitalizations began a few weeks ago. In the previous …
A contentious battle is underway between the Biden administration and the influential nursing home industry over the introduction of a minimum staffing requirement for the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes. President Biden had previously announced plans for nursing home reforms, with staffing minimums being a key component. However, the specifics of the new rules are still …
According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 7.7 percent of Americans were without health insurance in the first quarter of 2023. While this is an all-time low, it still represents a significant number of over 25 million individuals. Moreover, this number is likely to have increased since states have …
The regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain, took a significant step forward on Wednesday as a key Senate committee advanced bipartisan legislation. The Senate Finance Committee approved the measure by a vote of 25-1, highlighting the broad bipartisan interest in PBM reform. The lone dissenter, Sen. Ron …
The court battle surrounding Medicare’s drug price negotiation program is intensifying as the deadline for determining which drugs will be included approaches. Currently, there are five organizations, including three pharmaceutical companies and two trade groups, that are suing the federal government over the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. This program is an essential component of …
President Biden has cleverly repurposed a speech by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), originally intended to criticize him, to highlight his legislative successes in a new video. The video, released on Tuesday, features clips from Greene’s speech set to uplifting music, where she lists Biden’s agenda and compares him to past presidents, such as Lyndon …
President Biden’s video highlighting Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s speech has garnered over 30 million views within 12 hours of its release. This is the second-highest number of impressions for a Biden video since his inauguration, with only his reelection campaign launch video surpassing it. By Wednesday morning, the video had reached over 34 million views, …
Discover the Beneficiaries of Your City Tax Dollars: Analyzing New York’s Spending Trends Over the past decade, city spending in New York has risen by 12% above inflation. Compared to other wealthy cities, New York spends significantly more per person. In recent years, the ballooning city workforce, primarily in education, has been the main contributor …