Changes in store for Medicare Advantage as open enrollment starts
Attention, Medicare Advantage enrollees: It’s a good idea to review your plans during open enrollment so you don’t get caught by surprise next year.
Tennessee enacts law requiring GPS tracking of violent domestic abusers, the first of its kind in U.S.
Source: CBS News A new law took effect Monday in Tennessee that requires GPS monitoring of the most violent domestic offenders. Born from an unspeakable tragedy, the law is the first of its kind in the U.S. On April 12, 2021, Debbie Sisco and her daughter, Marie Varsos, were shot and killed outside Nashville by […]
Program offers metro students a chance to learn professional skills
Source: KOB4 – New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A free summer program is giving students in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho a chance to sharpen their professional skills. “Usually in normal schooling, we don’t usually learn those things so Horizons is a really good opportunity for us to be able to learn those things,” student Tabitha […]
US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis
Source: CNN Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major new advisory that pushes for more research and stronger laws designed to reduce harm. It’s the first time a publication from the country’s leading voice for public health has focused on […]
Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill accessibility
Source: NPR The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills. By a unanimous vote, the court said the anti-abortion doctors who brought the challenge had failed to show they had been harmed, as they do not prescribe the medication, and thus, essentially, had no […]
Walmart rolls out new training programs for skilled trades as it tries to fill high-demand roles
Source: NBC News The big-box retailer said it will also offer another reason for hourly store workers to stick around: a bonus of up to $1,000 per year. Walmart on Wednesday said it will offer new training programs and certifications to fill high-demand roles across its business, such as HVAC technicians, opticians and software engineers. The big-box […]