Key senators release 'site neutral' plan to stop Medicare paying hospitals more for same service

Key senators release 'site-neutral' plan to stop Medicare paying hospitals more for same service

Two key senators released a bipartisan plan Friday to require Medicare to pay the same rate for the same service, regardless of where the service is delivered. The “site-neutral” payment reform ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Seniors will pay more for Medicare in 2025. Here's what to know.

Medicare's Part B monthly premium is outpacing both inflation and Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment.

Trump nominates ‘Dr Oz’ as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator

TV personality’s medical advice has proven so controversial a 2014 study declared half of it ‘baseless or wrong’. Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, best known globally as Dr Oz, to serve as the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Two treated after fire at BAE nuclear shipyard

Police say there is "no nuclear risk" and an investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze.

Postal Service to release Betty White stamp

Betty White may soon be headed to your mailbox — the late legendary actor is poised to be honored with her own U.S. Postal Service (USPS) stamp. An image of the "Golden Girls" star is among several ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Big Lots plans to shutter 19 more stores as additional locations stop closing process

Hundreds of stores have already closed and more are expected to do the same.

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Gazan Rescue Service Has Stopped Operating in the North

Residents had to dig through rubble in search of their neighbors after the main emergency service in Gaza said it had stopped operations in the north because it had come under Israeli attacks.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Trump taps Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency

Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022. Now he's Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Site of ancient, key battle in Iraq found using spy satellite images

1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.

Pub garden smoking ban dropped from government plans

The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.

Harris’s plan for ‘Medicare at Home’ would revolutionize care in America

Home care and paid leave are complementary, critically needed care investments that could transform how the U.S. addresses serious health needs, disability and aging.

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Trump says he is nominating TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Health - ABC News - 4 days ago

National Care Service plan 'delayed not scrapped'

The flagship scheme would transfer responsibility for social care from Scottish councils to a new national body.

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

NASA says an astronaut has been released from the hospital after returning from space

Tech - ABC News - October 27

NASA astronaut who had 'medical issue' released from hospital

A NASA astronaut who experienced a "medical issue" and was hospitalized after partaking in the successful Space X Crew-8 mission has been released, NASA officials said.

NASA Astronaut Released From Hospital After ‘Medical Issue’

Three NASA astronauts and a fourth from the Russian space agency returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Friday morning in a SpaceX capsule.

Science - The New York Times - October 26

Nasa astronaut released from hospital after space return

Unidentified member of team who returned in SpaceX capsule from ISS had been kept for observation. A Nasa astronaut who was briefly hospitalised after returning from space has been released, the ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Betty White Stamp to Be Released in 2025, Postal Service Says

The U.S. Postal Service announced it would honor the actress known for her comedic work on shows such as “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Election history: 2 Black women projected to serve in the Senate at the same time

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks are projected to win. It will mark the first time two Black women will serve in the Senate.

She admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia. Now she's accused of doing the same in California hospitals.

A convicted identity thief who admitted to posing as a nurse in Virginia nearly a decade ago is accused of impersonating nurses in at least two hospitals in Southern California this year, ...

Republicans clinch Senate control with key flips

Republicans are projected to clinch control of the Senate after flipping at least two key states and successfully protecting their incumbents.

White supremacist planned to blow up power site, feds say

Skyler Philippi, 24, has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.

The Onion buys conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

Satirical news outlet purchases media platform run by Alex Jones at a court-ordered auction. The satirical news outlet the Onion has purchased Infowars, the rightwing media platform run by the ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

New plans unveiled for early prisoner release

The Scottish government is proposing to lower the minimum term served by prisoners who are on short sentences.

Review: 'Gladiator II,' though more of the same, unleashes a scheming Denzel Washington

Director Ridley Scott returns to the site of one of his greatest triumphs with a belated sequel that follows the same beats, giving Denzel Washington a forum to scheme.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

Israel offers to pay millions of dollars for release of each hostage

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Key Trump ally Steve Bannon released from prison

Just a week before Election Day, Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist in the Trump administration, was released from federal prison after serving four months for contempt of Congress ...

Disney hails ‘momentum’ as Deadpool and Inside Out 2 boost box office returns

Company tells shareholders it expects ‘double-digit percentage growth’ in 2026 and 2027. Walt Disney is trying to roll the credits on its years-long battle to reassure Wall Street and Hollywood ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Why Early Planning is Key to Exiting a Small Business

Starting a business is hard, but leaving it may be even harder without an advance strategy for a transition.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Government fraud is America’s biggest scam. Stopping it is key to our future.

By tackling waste and protecting taxpayer resources, this administration could rebuild public trust while saving hundreds of billions of dollars.

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Snyder's Soapbox: Combined no-hitters aren't real and we have to stop pretending they count the same

A no-hitter is about one pitcher shutting down an offense and we've let that rule go

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

Amazon plans to shut down Freevee, its no-cost streaming service

Amazon will phase out its streaming service Freevee, the company confirmed. The free, ad-supported service was the original home for the series 'Jury Duty.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13

Police release more details on Hegseth's assault allegation

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Police report details alleged sexual assault involving Hegseth ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

As nuns disappear, many Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations

No Catholic hospital in the U.S. is led by a nun — and many of the largest systems would be unrecognizable to their founding nuns.

Republican senator calls for release of Matt Gaetz ethics report to chamber

Markwayne Mullin says Senate ‘should have access’ to file on Trump’s AG pick, who was accused of sexual misconduct. Discussion on Donald Trump’s selection of Matt Gaetz, the former Florida ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Met faces service cuts without more cash, says chief

Sir Mark Rowley says he is "deeply troubled" by negotiations so far on the force's funding next year.

A star urologist preyed on men and boys. Why didn't his hospitals stop the abuse?

Dr. Darius Paduch was convicted in federal court in May after a 10-day trial that left a key question unanswered: How was he allowed to practice for so long?

Former VOA Farsi service journalist kills himself in Iran after demanding release of prisoners

Iranian authorities say a former journalist with the Voice of America’s Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran’s capital in protest of the country’s supreme leader and an ongoing ...

World - ABC News - November 14

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