Policy and Public Interest Health Coalition Urges Congress to Grant Immunity to Pandemic Responders The Health Coalition on Liability and Access today announced it
Policy and Public Interest FDA Continues User-Fee Related Reviews Through COVID-19 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s User Fee programs help
Policy and Public Interest Twelve U.S. Governors Issue Executive Orders to Remove Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists To date, 12 state governors have issued executive orders to
Policy and Public Interest 230,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair; 46,000 Are “Structurally Deficient” and in Poor Condition Nearly 231,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should
Policy and Public Interest Congress Must Protect the Voting Rights of People With Disabilities On Friday, April 10, ACB and more than 75 national,
Policy and Public Interest Healthcare Provider Relief Fund Payments Begin Arriving – With Strings Attached Starting April 10, the Department of Health and Human Services
Policy and Public Interest FDA Issues Second Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate N95 Respirators The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the second emergency
Policy and Public Interest Restaurants Tell Congress: Programs Not Providing Desperately Needed Relief The National Restaurant Association told Congressional leaders that COVID-19 relief
Policy and Public Interest America’s Deep Political Polarization Causing Divides on Key Topics Thought leadership research firm TrendCandy Research today released a new
Policy and Public Interest 10 Million People File for Unemployment Benefits: Only a Taste of What’s to Come The March jobs report shows a staggering loss of 701,000
Policy and Public Interest A 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital Erected in NYC’s Central Park in Response to COVID-19 Samaritan’s Purse is opening an Emergency Field Hospital in Central
Policy and Public Interest Nation’s Mayors Urge President Trump to Fully Enforce the Defense Production Act On March 30, 2020, the United States Conference of Mayors
Policy and Public Interest FDA Expedites Review of Diagnostic Tests to Combat Coronavirus (COVID-19) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been providing unprecedented
Policy and Public Interest Health Plans Scramble to Publish New Policies on COVID-19 Testing, Diagnosis and Treatment Policy Reporter, a TrialCard-owned medical policy tracking platform for physicians,
Policy and Public Interest United Way of New York City Announces Official Launch of the COVID-19 Community Fund United Way of New York City (UWNYC) today announced the
Policy and Public Interest Emergency Physicians to American Public: Stay Home, Save Lives As emergency physicians risk their lives each day as they
Policy and Public Interest Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments While many Americans are sheltering at home to help “flatten
Policy and Public Interest New $75 Million Fund Will Support New York City’s Nonprofit Sector in the COVID-19 Pandemic Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Doris Duke Charitable
Policy and Public Interest The Salvation Army’s Response To Unprecedented Need Caused By The COVID-19 Pandemic The Salvation Army, the nation’s largest social services organization with
Policy and Public Interest American Red Cross Faces Severe Blood Shortage As Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens Availability of Nation’s Supply The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage
Policy and Public Interest United Way Worldwide Launches COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund United Way Worldwide today announced that it has established the
Policy and Public Interest FDA Requires New Health Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements On March 17, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Policy and Public Interest NASA Administrator Statement on Agency Coronavirus Status “As we navigate this difficult time, the protection and care
Policy and Public Interest 55 Organizations Call for Passage and Fast Implementation of Paid Sick Leave for all Workers as a Critical Part of COVID-19 Response A cross-sector group of 55 public health, health, labor, business,
Policy and Public Interest FDA Gives Flexibility to New York State Department of Health Based on the Urgent Public Health Need for Additional COVID-19 Testing Capacity Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took two significant
Policy and Public Interest Americans Turn Away from Public Transit as Direct Result of COVID-19 As a direct result of COVID-19, Americans are switching their
Policy and Public Interest Red Cross Urges Healthy Individuals to Give Blood amid Coronavirus Concerns The American Red Cross strongly urges healthy, eligible individuals who
Policy and Public Interest New California Legislation Targets 40,000 Tax Preparers to Provide Fees Upfront and Inform Clients of Free Tax Services in Six Languages California Assembly Bill 1140 requires unenrolled tax preparers, specifically those
Policy and Public Interest Proposed HR 2474 Legislation Threatens the Careers of Millions of Freelancers VBO Nation announced the launch of a petition to protect
Policy and Public Interest Why Talking Politics Is America’s Most Feared Pastime In 2020, we may gain a new president, but we’ll
Policy and Public Interest Latinas Only 3.3% of Women Appointed to California Boards Since SB 826 Legislation Enacted The Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA) announced today that, following
Policy and Public Interest Women Still Face an Average Wage Gap of Almost 20%, and Many Women of Color Face Much Larger Gaps Tomorrow is Leap Day. And while we get an extra
Policy and Public Interest Illinois Lawmakers Give Cancer Patients Equal Access to Clinical Trials and Improve Minority Participation Illinois Lawmakers announce a new law that will help thousands
Policy and Public Interest Rare Disease Drug Market May be Devastated by Current Proposed Changes to Medicare D The Rare Access Action Project (RAAP) announced results of a
Policy and Public Interest South Carolina Gun Policies Among Nation’s Weakest South Carolina lags far behind other states to strengthen gun
Policy and Public Interest National Safety Council Calculations Signal Motor Vehicle Deaths Declined After Several Years of Spikes For the second consecutive year, the U.S. experienced a small
Policy and Public Interest The U.S Department of Labor Has Recognized Mako Medical With a Medallion Award for Hiring Veterans The CEO of Mako Medical announced that the company was awarded
Policy and Public Interest Ghost Tax Preparers, a Problem That Continues to Haunt Federal and State Enforcement Here Today. Gone Tomorrow. They set up a storefront during
Policy and Public Interest United Steelworkers VP Roxanne Brown Urges Investment in Infrastructure United Steelworkers (USW) International Vice President at Large Roxanne Brown
Policy and Public Interest National Community Action Foundation Comments on the President’s Proposed Budget Cuts Every year, the Trump administration proposes eliminating funding for important
Policy and Public Interest More Than Half of Americans Think They’re Overtaxed A majority of Americans not only disapprove of how the
Policy and Public Interest Equifax CEO Mark W. Begor Statement On the U.S. Department of Justice Indictment Alleging China Carried Out 2017 Cyber Attack Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment
Policy and Public Interest Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Indictment of Four Members of China’s Military for Hacking into Equifax Good morning. I am here to announce the indictment of
Policy and Public Interest NAR’s Second Annual Policy Forum Explores Barriers to Affordable Housing in U.S. As home prices continue rising faster than wages in a
Policy and Public Interest Virginia Values Act Passes, Extending Long-Delayed, Critical Protections to LGBTQ Virginians The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay,
Policy and Public Interest Advocates Urge Utah Lawmakers to Prioritize Mental Health, Crisis Services According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide
Policy and Public Interest National Insurance Crime Bureau: Real Stories from Real Victims The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) launches a new video
Policy and Public Interest Arkansas Hospitals File Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors A group of 15 Arkansas hospitals have filed a civil
Environment and Climate California Attorney General Urged to Take Action on Climate Through Climate Letter Filed by Just Atonement Inc. A group of international legal experts has filed a petition
Policy and Public Interest U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Received LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award The LBJ Foundation, on January 30, 2020, awarded its most