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MA Lawmakers to Weigh Four-Day Work Week The Massachusetts House Labor and Workforce Development Committee scheduled a hearing last week on legislation ( HB 3849 ) that would provide tax credits to businesses...
Bills to Overhaul Long-Term Care and Control Prescription Drug Costs on Move in MA The Massachusetts House unanimously passed a bill ( HB 4178 ) that would overhaul the long-term care industry, while...
OpenAI Ousts CEO Sam Altman The board of directors of OpenAI, developer of ChatGPT, announced on the company’s blog last week that its CEO Sam Altman would be stepping down. The blog post said...
For more than half a year, labor strife has swept the country. First, Hollywood writers went on strike in May. Then actors joined them in walking off the set a couple months later, in July. Detroit...
IL Lawmakers Approve Bill Lifting Moratorium on Nuclear Power Plants: The Illinois General Assembly passed legislation ( HB 2437 ) that, as amended, will lift a nearly four-decades-old moratorium on new...
Doctors will see a 1.25% reduction in Medicare reimbursements next year due to a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Some hospitals are also facing $7.8 billion in CMS cuts over 16 years to reimburse safety-net hospitals hit by previous cuts to a discount drug purchasing program struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. (KFF HEALTH NEWS, MODERN HEALTHCARE, AXIOS)
The Republican governors of 15 states sent a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reconsider its proposed nurse staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. The regulations, proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in early September and widely opposed by the long-term care industry, would require nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid to provide at least 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse per resident per day and 2.45 hours of care from a nurse aid per resident per day, as well as always have at least one registered nurse on site. (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, KIMT)
A committee formed by Congress to explore ways to reduce costs and improve patient billing for ambulance services recommended banning surprise bills, limiting patient cost-sharing and making bills easier to understand. The committee will deliver a report on its recommendations to Congress early next year. (PBS NEWS HOUR)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK