Proposed DOL rule seeks to improve CNA workforce shortage by changing lift requirements
The Department of Labor (DOL) on Sept. 27 published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to operate...
VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets
Veterans Affairs (VA) buildings across the country will soon have naloxone, a prescription drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, added to their automated...
FDA seizes documents from e-cig maker Juul
In a continuing effort to crack down on underage vaping, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unexpectedly seized over 1,000 pages of documents from...
Call to action: 340B good stewardship initiative
In light of significant legislative, administrative and media activity related to the 340B drug pricing program, the American Hospital Association (AHA) concluded that more...
House letter urging CMS to reconsider OPPS site-neutral cuts now collecting signatures
Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Mike Thompson (D-CA), are asking their House colleagues to sign on...
President signs funding legislation
President Trump on Sept. 28 signed a spending package into law that averted a government shutdown, at least for now. The new law provides...
Farm bill expires with no new legislation in place
The 2014 farm bill expired at midnight Sept. 30 with Congress nowhere near a compromise needed to pass the new law, H.R. 2.
Agriculture Secretary...
Legislation introduced to end mandatory CNA training lockouts
A bill to end the mandatory Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) training lockout for skilled nursing facilities was introduced Sept. 28 by Rep. Sean Duffy...
House approves opioid legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 28 voted 393-8 to approve final opioid legislation (H.R. 6). A House-Senate agreement would allow states to...
“Gag clause” legislation headed to Trump’s desk for signing
Two Senate bills that will make it easier for patients to get the lowest price on prescription drugs were approved by the House and...
