WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-104813) entitled "Nursing Homes - CMS Should Make Ownership Information More Transparent for Consumers." Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)--the agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for oversight of nursing homes--collects information on nursing home ownership characteristics. This inf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) released the following statement ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address. "Tomorrow night, President Biden will face the nation in his second State of the Union address," said Rep. Mann. "Over the past two years, Americans have continued to pay the cost of his reckless government spending and irresponsible policies. Throughout his first two years in office,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) delivered a speech on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding his appointment to the House Agriculture, House Transportation and Infrastructure, and House Small Business Committees. "I am honored to serve on these committees - we have a lot of work to do," said Rep. Mann. "Over the next two years, we need to reauthorize the Farm Bill and develop new trad  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) confirmed U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) as the Ranking Member of the committee. Sen. Moran announced his priorities for the 118th Congress. "The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee delivered several achievements last year that weren't Republican or Democrat wins but veteran wins," said Sen. Moran. "I look forward to continuing my role as ranking member and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) joined his colleagues in introducing two bills that would build on important progress that has been made to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's costs the nation $321 billion per year, including $206 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid. Nearly 12.7 million seniors are projected to develop Alzheimer's disease by 2050. If the U.S. continues along th  more