The Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act was introduced on June 11th by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA). This bill is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” inside nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health agencies, hospices, and other “healthcare entities.” This bill is the latest effort to

AARP is a senior advocacy group that has pressured Congress to move forward with the “long overdue nursing home staffing mandate.” The group has vowed to resist any measures to overturn safe staffing. The minimum safe staffing level in facilities helps meet the safety needs of the residents and protect the residents’ rights. AARP opposes

Overdose deaths declined in 2023. The Biden Administration and policymakers increased access to both Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, and addiction treatment. These changes have saved lives. Some first aid kits include it. Pharmacies sell it over the counter. People who overdose are now much likelier to get Narcan quickly enough to save their

The jury has begun deliberations on the 34 felony counts against twice impeached and disgraced Donald Trump in the first criminal trial of an American president accused of falsifying business records in connection with a $130,000 hush-money payment to a porn star, Stormy Daniels, on the eve of the 2016 election. “Mother Teresa could not

The Supreme Court has upheld a racist gerrymandered voting map in South Carolina. The Supreme Court is no longer calling balls and strikes. They are just a political wing of the Republican Establishment. Alito wrote the majority opinion which ironically held: “We start with a presumption that the legislature acted in good faith” This is