WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-026) on Sept. 11, 2025, by Craig Benson entitled "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Planners, policymakers, and community stakeholders use poverty estimates as key indicators to evaluate trends and current economic conditions within communities and to make comparisons across demographic groups. Federal and state governments often use these estim  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 9, 2025, entitled "Growth in the 340B Drug Pricing Program." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance The 340B Drug Pricing Program requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell outpatient prescription drugs to participating health care facilities at discounted prices. Facilities that participate in the 340B program are hospitals, clinics, and other providers of health care services as well as   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), addressing potential changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems proposed rule for calendar year 2026. The Mayo Clinic, a renowned healthcare provider, is committed to high-quality patient care and innovation, serving approximately 1.3 million patients annually from across the globe. In  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48667) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "Preemption and Privacy Law:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * State Privacy Laws As shown in the preceding section, the current suite of federal data privacy laws leaves room for states to adopt their own privacy standards. States have used this freedom to enact an array of privacy laws. Many of these laws follow the sectoral approach and either build o  more