HHS Employees Offered $25K Voluntary Buyout Offer—But Not All FDA Workers

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. If you are a dismissed or active federal worker with information to share, please reach out at ntong@questex.com Updated: Monday, March 10 at 5:07 p.m. ET Health and Human Services (HHS) Department employees, which totals about 80,000, were offered voluntary buyouts to resign from their jobs Friday night. The agency’s employees ...

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Lawmakers Hear Worst-Case Scenarios: Medicaid Cuts In Nevada

Last week, Nevada state lawmakers heard worst case scenarios if Congress significantly reduces federal Medicaid spending. There’s a lot of uncertainty as state lawmakers are required to pass the biennial budget over the next 100 days. One in four Nevadans is insured by Medicaid, the health care insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans. In Nevada, ...

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Trump Vowed To End Surprise Medical Bills. The Office Working on That Just Got Slashed.

As President Donald Trump wrapped up his first term in 2020, he signed legislation to protect Americans from surprise medical bills. “This must end,” Trump said. “We’re going to hold insurance companies and hospitals totally accountable.” But the president’s wide-ranging push to slash government spending, led by billionaire Elon Musk, is weakening the federal office ...

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Hundreds Of Stakeholders Urge Congress To Make HSA Telehealth Provision Permanent

More than 8 in 10 employers intend to offer employees and their dependents access to lower- or no-cost mental health support through their tele-mental health provider this year, the letter said.

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Pfizer Could Shift Overseas Production To U.S. If Trump’s Pharma Tariffs Take Hold, CEO Says

As biopharma players continue to parse out what the second Trump administration means for the industry, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Ph.D., outlined one potential response by his company if pharmaceutical tariffs come into play. Pfizer’s local manufacturing setup is already well positioned in the U.S., and the New York-based drugmaker could bring additional resources into ...

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In a sudden reversal, CDC rescinds some staff firings

Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they’re back on the job. On Tuesday, an unknown number of CDC staff began receiving emails stating that their letters of termination were being rescinded, according to emails reviewed ...

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