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BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration reported lower improper payments and a series of operational changes in the Supplemental Security Income program as it released its 2026 annual report …
SSA Reports Lower Improper Payments in SSI Program Overhaul Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed new limits on state health care-related taxes that the agency estimates would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $246 billion …
CMS Tax Rule Would Cut Federal Medicaid Spending by $246 Billion Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Students pursuing short-term job training programs will soon be able to use federal Pell Grant funding for programs lasting as little as eight weeks under a new …
New Pell Grant Expansion Could Fast-Track Workers Into Jobs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal nutrition programs will be reorganized and relocated across the country under a restructuring plan aimed at shifting operations closer to states and program users.
USDA Shake-Up Moves Nutrition Programs Out of D.C. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed $75.7 billion federal education budget would maintain key funding for low-income students while shifting more control to states, as outlined in testimony before a Senate …
$75.7B Education Budget Push Sparks Federal Overhaul Debate Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal student aid applicants will face new identity verification checks as part of a nationwide fraud detection system designed to prevent billions in improper payments.
FAFSA Fraud Crackdown Targets $1B in Improper Aid Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this past Monday launched a rapid-fire slate of policy moves spanning drug price negotiations, Medicare Advantage payments, organ …
CMS Blitz Targets Drug Prices, Medicaid Integrity, And U.S.-Made Supplies Read More BALTIMORE, MD — The Social Security Administration is reporting sweeping gains in customer service and operational performance, as agency leaders detailed a technology-driven overhaul they say is transforming how Americans …
Social Security Claims Break Records as Service Overhaul Delivers Faster Help Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this week unveiled two sweeping initiatives aimed at transforming American health care—one to overhaul rural health delivery and another …
CMS Launches Groundbreaking Plan to Cut Drug Costs and Transform Rural Health Read More
PITTSTON, PA — Governor Josh Shapiro has declared a disaster emergency and mobilized more than $7 million in state and private funds to support food banks across Pennsylvania after the …
Shapiro Mobilizes $7 Million to Feed Pennsylvanians Amid SNAP Shutdown Read More