Ernie Mundell FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A bill that would allow families in a U.S. government assistance program to buy whatever brand of baby formula they can find is on the way to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The bill, which is meant to […]
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Nurses Urge CA Senate To Pass Mental Health Resilience Bill For Healthcare Worker
This article was contributed by Beatrice Adegboyega BSN, RN, PCCN on behalf of American Nurses AssociationCalifornia. Everyone has been affected by the pandemic in one way or another. Healthcare workers in particular have been on the frontlines for nearly two years and the mental health consequences associated with everyday factors are […]
W.Va. Senate Committees Advance Bill To Ban Abortion Because Of Disability
West Virginia lawmakers have advanced a bill that would prevent people from getting an abortion because they know or believe their child will be born with a disability. The bill is titled “The Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act,” but it would apply to any and all […]
Senate health care budget boasts cash for nursing homes, but adds no critical care funding
Sen. Aaron Bean on Wednesday rolled out a $47.8 billion health care spending plan that directs $685.5 million to ensure nursing home staff and direct care providers that care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities get a pay bump. Bean called the $304 million rate increases for nursing homes […]
Toughest COVID-19 questions that Fauci and other health leaders faced at Senate hearing
Senators from both sides of the aisle grilled top health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, on the latest COVID-19 guidance during a Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans both demanded better communication on rules for testing, isolation and quarantine. “I’m not questioning the science … […]