Maryann Pugh

Chester County Inspectors Find Temperature, Sanitation Issues WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County health inspectors found temperature-control, sanitation, and food-storage violations at four food facilities during S […]

FinCEN Flags $17.5 Billion in Suspected Health Care Fraud WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. financial institutions flagged about $17.5 billion in activity potentially tied to health care fraud over a one-year period, g […]

Education Department Shifts Grant Focus Toward Literacy WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education is directing hundreds of millions of dollars in existing and forthcoming federal grants toward e […]

USPS Marks Coast Guard Academy's 150th Year With Stamp NEW LONDON, CT — The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp commemorating the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 150th anniversary, marking the milestone W […]

HHS Sends Nearly $25 Million to 132 Rural Hospitals WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $25 million to 132 small rural hospitals across 13 states to h […]

HISA Proposes $72.7 Million Budget as FTC Opens Review WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission opened a 14-day public-comment period on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s proposed 202 […]

DOT Forms SPACE Task Force to Coordinate Launch Policy WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation formed an internal task force last week to coordinate commercial space transportation policy a […]

Space Academy Panel Starts Work on Federal Training Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. — A presidential commission began work Wednesday on a proposed U.S. Space Academy that would train military and civilian space p […]

Treasury Sanctions Xinbi Guarantee Over Cyber Scam Network WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee and two entities supporting its operations last week, escalating federal e […]

Education Department Gives States New Evidence-Planning Tools WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education released a planning framework designed to give state education agencies greater capacity to set r […]

CMS Bars 11 Suppliers Over $3.4 Billion in Suspect Billing WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services barred 11 medical-equipment suppliers from future Medicare Advantage and Part D p […]

HHS Directs $383 Million to Behavioral Health Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is directing $383.4 million to behavioral health programs nationwide, with nearly t […]

FTC Drops Health-App Policy After Rule Makes It Redundant WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission rescinded its 2021 health-app breach policy on Sept. 9 after a 2024 rule formally extended federal b […]

WTC Health Program Links Long-Term Care to Better Outcomes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, long-term monitoring of more than 154,000 World Trade Center responders a […]

HHS Directs $225 Million to Head Start Nutrition, Facilities WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is directing more than $225 million in supplemental Head Start funding toward n […]

McCormick Forms Bipartisan Caucus to Push U.S. Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado have formed a bipartisan Senate caucus focused on s […]

Trump Orders Faster VA Benefits Through Record Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of War to overhaul military-record sharing and b […]

Humboldt Pays $12 Million, Faces Permanent Processing Ban WASHINGTON, D.C. — Payment processor Humboldt Merchant Services will pay $12 million for consumer redress and face permanent restrictions on handling t […]

Pennsylvania Measles Cases Hit 676 Across 37 Counties HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has confirmed 676 measles cases across 37 counties this year, including 124 hospitalizations and two measles-associated d […]

CDC Warns Rabies Exposures Are Rising Across U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning clinicians and health departments about a nationwide rise in reported h […]