Starting January 1, the No Surprises Act Will Safeguard Millions from Surprise Medical Bills

VIDEO: Clare Krusing, Spokesperson, Coalition Against Surprise Medical Billing

(Washington, DC, Friday, December 17, 2021) For years, surprise billing has proliferated as a lucrative business model for private equity-backed providers and other out-of-network entities seeking to extract maximum profit by price-gouging patients, families, employers,…

New Investigational Alzheimer’s Study Looking for Volunteers

AUDIO: Dr. Doris Molina-Henry from the University of Southern California’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute
(Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday, December 14, 2021) Changes in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease can start up to 20 years before symptoms occur. The AHEAD Study tests whether treating before symptoms are present...

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Nueva Investigación Sobre El Alzheimer Busca Voluntarios

AUDIO: Dra. Doris Molina-Henry del Instituto de Investigación Terapéutica de Alzheimer de la Universidad del Sur de California
(Los Ángeles, CA, martes 14 de diciembre de 2021) Los cambios del cerebro en personas con la enfermedad de Alzheimer podrían comenzar 20 años antes de presentar sus primeros síntomas. La investigación de AHEAD Study...

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Year-End Congressional Review and Greatest Successes of 2021

AUDIO: Diane Randall, General Secretary, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 2, 2021) – As we wind down 2021 in both a political and literal sense, it is important to reflect on what was accomplished. No Congress will ever solve all of...

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New Report Shows How College History Departments Leave United States History Out

AUDIO: Jonathan Pidluzny, Vice President of Academic Affairs, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 2, 2021) – The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is releasing a new report, “No U.S. History? How College History Departments Leave the United States out of the Major.” The report...

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What Federal Workers and Government Vendors Need To Know About Vaccine Mandate Laws

AUDIO: John P. Mahoney, Esq., AV-Preeminent Rated and Award-Winning Federal Employment Law Attorney and Expert Commentator & Founding & Managing Partner, The Law Firm of John P. Mahoney, Esq., in Washington, D.C.
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 30, 2021) – On November 4, 2021, the Biden administration released a new federal rule identifying COVID-19 as an occupational hazard and mandating COVID-19 vaccination for workers. The mandate would apply...

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Build Back Better Bill Will Cut Payments to Local Cancer Clinics

AUDIO: Ted Okon, Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, November 24, 2021) – Congress is negotiating and voting over President Biden’s Build Back Better Act proposal, his major $1.9 trillion budget and infrastructure package. The House is supposed to vote within...

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The Day 1 Families Fund Grants Are Helping Solve Family Homelessness

VIDEO: Jennielynn Holmes, Chief Program Officer, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa

(Seattle, WA, Tuesday, November 23, 2021) – Launched in 2018 by Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos, the Day 1 Families Fund issues annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups doing compassionate, needle-moving…

Build Back Better Is Good News for West Virginia – Saving Money, Lives and Water

AUDIO: Toby Short, Associate Vice President of Federal Affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund
(Huntington, WV, Tuesday, November 23, 2021) – Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Plan. This plan is good news for West Virginia. Combined with the clean energy investments from...

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