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Wave of AI Bills to Continue Next Year As of early September, more than 30 states had passed artificial intelligence-related bills or resolutions this year, according to the National Conference of State...
MI Addresses Multiple Healthcare Issues Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed over half a dozen bills dealing with healthcare and family support. The measures include SB 790 and SB 791 , allowing home help...
In recent years, the boardroom has become a new front in the culture wars alongside a cacophony of three-letter acronyms. DEI, ESG and CSR. These buzzwords—short for diversity, equity and inclusion;...
Statehouse Shift Ahead for Earned Wage Access? In recent years earned wage access apps, which allow workers to obtain access to their earnings before they receive their paychecks, have exploded in popularity...
SD to Consider App- and Device-Based Age Verification Legislation in 2025 The South Dakota Legislature’s Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Regulation of Internet Access by Minors voted...
Doctors will see a 1.25% reduction in Medicare reimbursements next year due to a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Some hospitals are also facing $7.8 billion in CMS cuts over 16 years to reimburse safety-net hospitals hit by previous cuts to a discount drug purchasing program struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. (KFF HEALTH NEWS, MODERN HEALTHCARE, AXIOS)
The Republican governors of 15 states sent a letter to President Biden asking his administration to reconsider its proposed nurse staffing requirements for long-term care facilities. The regulations, proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in early September and widely opposed by the long-term care industry, would require nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid to provide at least 0.55 hours of care from a registered nurse per resident per day and 2.45 hours of care from a nurse aid per resident per day, as well as always have at least one registered nurse on site. (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, KIMT)
A committee formed by Congress to explore ways to reduce costs and improve patient billing for ambulance services recommended banning surprise bills, limiting patient cost-sharing and making bills easier to understand. The committee will deliver a report on its recommendations to Congress early next year. (PBS NEWS HOUR)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK