Wednesday - September 17, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Monday September 15, 2025 ( 3 items )  

American Association of Tissue Banks Urges Medicare to Ensure Access to Vital Skin Substitute Products
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The American Association of Tissue Banks, McLean, Virginia, and American Association of Tissue Banks' Tissue Policy Group have voiced its concerns in a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding proposed changes to the payment structure for skin substitutes under the Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems. AATB, a leading national organization representing over 125 accredited tissue banks, e  more

TMC Opens 2025 Fall Meeting & National Technician Skills Competitions
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * TMC Opens 2025 Fall Meeting & National Technician Skills Competitions * Raleigh, NC --Today, American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council opened TMC's 2025 Fall Meeting & National Technician Skills Competitions here at the Raleigh Convention Center. "Skilled technicians, like the ones competing at TMCSuperTech, keep our industry moving,"  more

UC Davis Racks Up Federal Violations After Monkeys Suffer Burns, Injuries, and Death: PETA Statement
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 12 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * UC Davis Racks Up Federal Violations After Monkeys Suffer Burns, Injuries, and Death: PETA Statement * Davis, Calif. - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Science Advisor Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding just-posted citations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the University of California, Davis for three violations, two critical,   more