
Bill to modernize prior authorization for Medicare Advantage ready for Senate vote
Throughout Virginia, 504,923 seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage must deal with an antiquated prior authorization process.

Throughout Virginia, 504,923 seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage must deal with an antiquated prior authorization process.

The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act was introduced in the Senate last week to assist Americans with access to advance care planning services.

President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act.

Senate Democrats finally got something meaningful done, voting 51-50 on Sunday, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote, to pass a $750 billion healthcare, clean energy and tax bill.

Law enforcement officers who serve on the front lines and suffer from PTSD will now be entitled to disability benefits after the U.S. Senate passed a bill by unanimous vote to expand benefits to officers and their families.
The U.S. House voted in favor Thursday of getting the United States back into the semiconductor game and back into the global technology competition.
CHIPS for America will establish investments and incentives to support the manufacture of semiconductors in the United States, as well as research, development and supply chain security.

The journey began a year ago, when the U.S. Senate passed a bill that raised the expectation for the United States to get back into the semiconductor manufacturing game.

Creating Helping Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, originally introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas in June 2020, would establish investments and incentives to support the manufacture of semiconductors in the United States, as well as research, development and supply chain security.

Bipartisan mental health leaders from the U.S. House wrote to Senate leaders urging the passage of two House-passed bills intended to support the ongoing rollout of the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
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