BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles * On November 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2026 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2026 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. Medicare Part A Prem  more

BOWIE, Maryland, Nov. 15 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release: * * * Bowie State University Receives Historic $50 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott - Largest in University History Bowie State University is proud to announce a transformative $50 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott -- the largest single contribution in the university's 160-year history. Combined with her earlier $25 million gift in 2020, Scott's total investment in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Applauds Passage of U. of Maryland SGA Resolution Calling for Renaming of Campus Spaces Honoring Defense Contractors Linked to Gaza Genocide * Civil rights group cites measure is evidence that student activism on campuses is flourishing The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed an almost unanimous vote by the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Annapolis, Maryland, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, advocating for enhanced visitor services across national parks, especially in the Chesapeake Bay area. With a mission to protect the ecological health of the Bay, the CBF emphasized the important role that these parks play in connecting residents and visitors to vital natural resources. In their letter, the CBF undersco  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Issues Guidance to Strengthen Oversight of Medicaid Financing * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing preliminary guidance for states regarding the implementation of new federal requirements on health care-related (provider) taxes in Medicaid. Providing this guidance now allows states time to plan the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Delegation Members Press Administration for Answers on Reported Changes at NASA Goddard * WASHINGTON - Congressman Glenn Ivey joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) pressed National Aeronautics and Space Administr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Diagnostic Laboratory Agrees to Pay More Than $9 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations Patients Choice Laboratories (PCL), a diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, agreed to pay the United States $9,620,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). K  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 14 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Houlton nurses strike begins Nov. 18 * Registered nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) in Houlton, Maine, are moving forward with their two-day strike on Nov. 18 and 19 to protest management's refusal to improve staffing and patient safety, particularly retention of staff nurses. Nurses at HRH are represented by Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing C  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Press Administration for Answers on Reported Changes at NASA Goddard * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) p  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 15 -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy Celebrates Connection and Impact at APHA 2025 This year's American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting was hosted November 2-5 in Washington, DC. The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy had many students and faculty present, sharing their work and connecting with co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Chandra Rosenthal, director of Rocky Mountain Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Silver Spring, Maryland, has addressed a public comment letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging the agency to retain and fully implement the Public Lands Rule, also known as the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. Adopted in 2024, this rule aims to enhance BLM's multiple use mission by safeguarding land health and resilience. The Public Lands Rule is ge  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 14 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Statement: Humanity & Inclusion Condemns the Overnight Attack on Kyiv * On the night of November 14, Kyiv was subjected to yet another massive attack involving 430 drones and 18 missiles. Humanity & Inclusion strongly condemns the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, where civilians are once again on the front lines of violence. These strikes cause irreversibl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), Annapolis, Maryland, representing approximately 1,000 pain researchers and clinicians, has issued a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its Draft Guidance for Industry on the development of non-opioid analgesics for chronic pain. The association commends the FDA's balanced approach to promoting safe alternatives to opioids while emphasizing the need for guidance that reflects the comp  more