Small businesses may expect that the recent tariffs levied by President Trump will drive up the price of multiple imported goods from various countries. But less expected is how these trade policies may ripple through employee health benefits. Most recently, President Trump indicated that the administration will phase in tariffs on pharmaceutical imports—starting with a…
On July 11, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter to states notifying them that going forward CMS does not anticipate approving new 1115 demonstration workforce initiatives or extending existing waivers. This is the latest action by the second Trump administration reversing major Biden administration waiver priorities. 1115 waivers generally reflect priorities…
Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images All UK airports should stop charging blue badge holders for being dropped off close to terminals, a disability charity has said. Several people with blue badges got in touch with the BBC following news that more than half of the busiest airports had raised the so-called “kiss-and-fly”…
Handout Nine-year-old Rex is allergic to peas and lentils One morning before school, Rex, aged nine, ate a hot cross bun. Minutes later, he was struggling to breathe and went into anaphylactic shock. Rex is allergic is to peas and lentils – ingredients you would not commonly expect to find in a hot cross bun….
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter sydney brown Sydney Brown says she and her friends will do “whatever it takes” to look their best and feel confident It was Sydney Brown’s mother who first noticed her frown line. A couple of years ago, the pair were video calling when her mum pointed out a crease…
Eligibility and Cost Sharing Policies Section 71119: Work Requirements Background Prior to passage of the federal budget reconciliation law, Medicaid eligibility could not be conditioned on meeting a work or reporting requirement without obtaining a Medicaid Section 1115 waiver. During the first Trump administration, 13 states received approval to implement work requirements through Section 1115…
Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs – she says, to lift the “stigma” around using such medication. Will her outspoken comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs? And could her honesty quieten the critics? The 43-year-old tennis…
Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC The review will look into cases at the Royal Sussex County Hospital Families calling for an inquiry into maternity care in East Sussex say they feel “ignored, exhausted and dismissed” after meeting the chair of a national review. The group met with Baroness Amos on Wednesday, claiming she was…
