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CMS Proposes Permanent Drug Price Negotiation Rules for Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a permanent regulatory framework for Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation P […]

PRNEWS Honors Furia Rubel Executive Amid Industry Shift PERKASIE, PA — Jennifer Simpson Carr, vice president of strategic development at Furia Rubel Communications, has been named a 2026 PRNEWS Top Women i […]

SAMHSA Opens $40 Million in Grants to Expand Addiction and Mental Health Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is making $40 million available through eight grant programs aimed a […]

FuturePlan Expands Sales Coverage Across Key Retirement Markets DRESHER, PA — FuturePlan by Ascensus has added three sales consultants in California, New England, and Texas as retirement plan providers compete for a […]

FDA Expands OTC Glucose Monitor Access to Children WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor for children, expanding a […]

Future Standard Raises $3 Billion for Secondaries Fund as Market Activity Surges PHILADELPHIA, PA — Future Standard has closed a $3 billion private equity secondaries fund, the largest fundraising effort in the firm’s more than 3 […]

Education Department Unveils New Student Loan Plans Under Tax Law WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal student loan borrowers taking out new loans after July 1 will be limited to two primary repayment options under changes e […]

Mullen Coughlin Expands London Cyber Practice With Partner Hire DEVON, PA — Mullen Coughlin LLC has added veteran cyber incident response attorney George Chaisty as a senior partner in its London office, s […]

Social Security Trust Fund Depletion Date Holds at 2034, Trustees Say BALTIMORE, MD — Social Security’s combined trust funds remain on track to exhaust their reserves in 2034, at which point the program would be able to p […]

Phillies Drop Series to Brewers in Potential Postseason Preview The Phillies faced a difficult challenge this weekend, traveling to Milwaukee to take on the National League Central-leading Brewers in a matchup that […]

CMS Expands Oversight of Healthcare Accreditors in Final Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized new regulations designed to strengthen oversight of healthcare a […]

Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy Graduates 56 Cadets in Latest Class ANNVILLE, PA — Fifty-six cadets graduated Saturday from the Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy’s 22-week residential program, marking another milestone f […]

HHS Launches Federal Elder Justice Plan to Combat Scams WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a government-wide strategy aimed at reducing elder abuse, financial e […]

CMS Tightens Oversight of Healthcare Accreditors in Final Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized new regulations aimed at strengthening oversight of healthcare a […]

FDA Authorizes First Generic Treatment for New World Screwworm in Pets WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first generic animal drug for treating New World screwworm infestations i […]

Medical Schools Expand Nutrition Requirements Under HHS Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nineteen additional medical schools have agreed to require at least 40 hours of nutrition education beginning this fall, expanding a […]

FTC Seeks Contempt Order Against Amare Global in Health Claims Case WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to hold dietary supplement company Amare Global Holdings, its former chief s […]

VA Cuts Claims Backlog as Disability Decisions Accelerate WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has processed more than two million disability benefits claims in fiscal year 2026, reaching t […]

North Coventry Township: Where Every Century Left Something Behind The Schuylkill River moves quietly past Pottstown Landing on a summer morning, its surface broken only by the wake of a passing duck and the occasional […]

FDA Adds First New Sunscreen Ingredient in Decades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized bemotrizinol for use in over-the-counter sunscreens, clearing the first new s […]