The latest system disruption kicked soldiers out of health care enrollment. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently, calling for Department…
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Home Healthcare Agency Must Pay $2.3 Million in Back Wages
400 home healthcare workers had overtime wages withheld. The Department of Labor has ordered a Philadelphia home healthcare agency to pay more than $2.3 million in back wages,…
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VA Offers Emergency Health Care for Suicidal Veterans
Secretary announces that care will be provided to all veterans at any location at zero cost to them. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week that…
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CMS to Audit Use of Antipsychotic Medications
The agency will take steps to address inappropriate use in nursing homes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin conducting targeted audits on nursing homes…
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House Passes Born Alive Bill
Legislation passed along party lines. A bill requiring medical providers to preserve the life of an infant born alive during an attempted abortion procedure passed in the House…
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VA Begins Full PACT Claims Processing
All veterans and their survivors are now eligible for toxic exposure benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began processing PACT Act benefit claims for all veterans and…
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VA Begins Processing PACT Act Benefits
Terminally ill veterans receive priority during the first phase of claims. The Department of Veterans Affairs began processing PACT Act benefits for terminally ill veterans this week. They…
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HHS Celebrates Progress of Overdose Prevention Strategy
Access to anti-addiction and anti-overdose drugs has improved a year into the program. Secretary Xavier Becerra marked the one-year anniversary of the Department of Health and Human Services’…
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Presidents Biden and Macron Hold Joint News Conference
Both reinforce their stand against Russia’s aggression. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron held a joint press conference in the White House Thursday. President Biden expressed…
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Labor Department Expanding Pre-Apprenticeship
Healthcare, IT, and green energy programs added to Job Corps. The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that pre-apprenticeship programs have been expanded throughout the nation. The Job Corps…
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