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Just 25% Of Employees Strongly Agree That Their Organization Cares About Their Well-Being
July 24, 2025Only 1 in 4 employees (25%) strongly agree that their organization cares about their well-being in 2025, according to a recent study. This perception declined by 7.5 percentage points from 2024 to 2025. The researchers concluded that the trend indicates… -
National Governors Association Releases Strategies For Improving State Employment Of People With Disabilities
July 24, 2025State employment of more individuals with disabilities could alleviate staffing shortages in government offices as well as position states as model employers of people with disabilities, according to the National Governors Association (NGA). The report said that state employment of… -
Four Years Of $333 Monthly Cash Transfers May Not Be Sufficient To Improve Maternal Mental Health Or Child Well-Being For Families In Poverty
July 24, 2025Four-year monthly unconditional cash transfers of $333 per month for low-income mothers of young children may not be sufficient to improve maternal mental health outcomes or child well-being, according to a recent study. For this study, the comparison focused on… -
UnitedHealthcare Loses Challenge Over Minnesota Law Banning For-Profit Medicaid PlansĀ
July 24, 2025On June 30, 2025, UnitedHealthcare lost its legal challenge to the Minnesota law that excludes for-profit insurers from holding Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) contracts, and only allows contract awards to non-profit health plans. UnitedHealthcare can appeal the ruling. Before… -
Medicare Proposes Cuts In 2026 Aggregate Home Health Payments & Temporary Reductions To Recoup Patient-Driven Groupings Model Overpayments
July 24, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed reimbursement changes that would cut home health payments by 6.4%, according to the calendar year (CY) 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule issued June 30, 2025. CMS estimates… -
āChoose Medicare Actā Introduced To Create āPart Eā Opt-In Program For Individuals & EmployersĀ
July 24, 2025On June 16, 2025, two U.S. House Representatives, Jimmy Gomez (D-California) and Don Beyer (D-Virginia), introduced the Choose Medicare Act, which would establish a Medicare āPart Eā option for public and employer opt-in. If signed into law, the plan would… -
The Estimated Percentage Of Children Living In Poverty Decreased In The Past DecadeĀ
July 24, 2025The estimated percentage of children living in poverty declined from 23% in 2011-2012 to 16% in 2022-2023, according to an analysis of federal data reported by the Annie E. Casey Foundationās 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book. The most recent report… -
760 Rural Hospitals Nationwide At Risk Of ClosureĀ
July 23, 2025Throughout the U.S., as many as 760 rural hospitals are vulnerable to closure due to serious financial problems, and 314 of these rural hospitals are at immediate risk of closure due to the severity of financial problems, according to a… -
Nebraska Eliminates Waitlist For HCBS For Developmental DisabilitiesĀ
July 23, 2025Nebraska eliminated its Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waitlist for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) four months earlier than anticipated in September 2024, according to a June 23, 2025, press release from the state. The elimination of the waitlist… -
FTC Sues Eight Organizations & Four Individuals For Deceptively Routing People Seeking Addiction TreatmentĀ
July 23, 2025On June 24, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint alleging eight organizations and four individuals impersonated addiction treatment clinics in Google search ads to deceptively route consumers trying to call those clinics to the defendant clinics. The…
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