by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate cleared a short-term spending measure Thursday after Democrats beat back several Republican amendments that could have triggered a partial government shutdown this weekend. Adoption of any amendments would have required the bill to be sent back for another...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 18, 2022 | Access & Coverage
The Biden administration released a new proposal whereby immigrants seeking permanent residency in the U.S. would not have Medicaid coverage used against them. The proposed rule would replace the Trump-era “public charge” policy, which allowed federal...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Providers
New research indicates that for-profit hospitals had higher unreimbursed Medicaid cost-to-expense ratios than nonprofit hospitals, despite nonprofits receiving tax exemptions for yielding community benefits like providing uncompensated care. Texas had the highest...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Several Democrat Senators sent a letter asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consider possible criminal charges for Sackler family members on top of the department’s previously resolved civil and criminal investigations into Purdue. The senators noted that...
by Jordana Choucair | Feb 17, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The CDC reported that overdose deaths hit a record high last year as the COVID-19 pandemic upended society and daily lives. According to the agency, 104,288 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period that ended in September 2021, marking an increase of nearly...
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