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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will shorten routine inspections for roughly 12% of U.S. nursing homes beginning in September, redirecting limited state oversight resources toward …
CMS Eases Surveys for Top-Rated Nursing Homes Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed reducing the length and completion time of two of its primary benefits applications, an effort aimed at lowering administrative barriers …
VA Proposes Shorter Benefit Applications to Reduce Wait Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Merck’s Lipfendra as the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor for adults with high cholesterol, introducing a once-daily alternative to injectable drugs …
FDA Approves First Oral PCSK9 Drug for High Cholesterol Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CVS Health’s Caremark pharmacy benefit manager agreed to change how it prices and administers prescription-drug benefits under a proposed Federal Trade Commission settlement that the agency estimates …
FTC Deal Forces Caremark to Reshape Drug Pricing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hospital-acquired infections declined in U.S. hospitals between 2015 and 2023, according to new federal data, though health officials estimate more than half a million patients still developed …
CDC Reports Decline in Hospital-Acquired Infections Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Department is expanding its investigation of about 75 commercial driver’s license training schools suspected of falsifying records, issuing improper certifications or failing to train applicants …
USDOT Expands CDL Fraud Probe With Homeland Security Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will invest an additional $100 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, increasing its planned domestic investment to $265 billion and expanding its Arizona footprint …
TSMC Expands U.S. Investment to $265 Billion After Trade Pact Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed restructuring Medicare’s physician payment and quality programs, including ending traditional MIPS reporting in 2029 and closing a payment provision …
CMS Plans Medicare Payment Overhaul, MIPS Phaseout Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior launched a digital probate system for American Indian and Alaska Native families, replacing paper-based case management in an effort to reduce delays, …
Interior Digitizes Tribal Probate to Cut Case Backlogs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday lowered the minimum sugar-content standard for pasteurized orange juice, a regulatory change intended to let processors use more domestic citrus …
FDA Eases Orange Juice Rule, Reducing Import Pressure Read More