SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting * Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center (AVMC) in Lancaster, California, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, November 25, to protest management's creation of a staffing crisis and racially-motivated retaliation against Latine nurses for their patient advocacy. The nurses are represente  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Calendar Year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule (CMS-1834-FC) * On November 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services un  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Empowers Patients and Boosts Transparency by Modernizing Hospital Payments * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while significantly reducing unnecessary spending and improving choices and hospital price transparency for Medicare beneficiaries. The ca  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, posted the following news release: * * * Constellation Announces Key Senior Leadership Changes Ahead of Calpine Deal Closing * BALTIMORE (Nov. 21, 2025) Constellation announced today a series of senior leadership appointments as the company prepares to complete its transaction with Calpine. The leadership changes take effect  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Co-Leads Effort to Better Realize Long-Term Savings from Preventive Health Care * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today joined his colleague Senator Angus King (I-Maine), as well as Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), in reintroducing S. 3204, the Preventive Health Savings Act. This bipartisan legislation would enable the Congressional Budge  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CY 2026 OPPS and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule - Hospital Price Transparency Policy Changes * Consistent with the President's Execu t ive Order 14221, "Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information," on November 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare &  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Nydia Velazquez * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) announced that she will not run for reelection in 2026: "My friend Rep. Nydia Velazquez is a great New Yorker, Puerto Rican, and American. I have served with her for 32 years in the Congress and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Maryland Congressional Delegation Announce Over $60 Million to Modernize Maryland Bus Systems * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06) announced $60,322,396 in federal funding to up  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Announce Over $60 Million to Modernize Maryland Bus Systems * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $60,322,396 in federal funding to upgrade the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) bus transit  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Nov. 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * MISAM Advocates for Stronger Kratom Regulations and Increased Addiction Medicine Fellowship Funding * On November 19, the Michigan Society of Addiction Medicine (MISAM) sent a letter of support for HB 4969 to members of the House Committee on Regulatory Reform. This bill establishes a regulatory framework for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory   more

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- Georgia College issued the following news: * * * Refugee alumna's historic $9 million gift to support generations of Georgia College students By Gil Pound When Dr. Gertrude Ehrlich ('43) fled Nazi-controlled Austria with her family in 1939, she found an educational haven in Georgia College & State University (then called Georgia State College for Women). Supported by scholarship funding, Ehrlich became one of the university's first international students  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney, Rep. Kennedy Introduce the Bipartisan Algorithm Accountability Act to Protect Families Online * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Mike Kennedy (R-UT) today introduced the bipartisan Algorithm Accountability Act, legislation to hold social media companies accountable for harms caused by content pushed through their algorithms. Cur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2025: * * * Science Committee Democrats Request Inspector General Audit of Goddard Closures and Relocations Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Science Committee Democratic Members sent a letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) requesting a formal audit of   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * USC nurses to hold informational picket for patient safety in Los Angeles * Registered nurses at University of Southern California (USC) Keck Medicine and USC Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to highlight their patient safety concerns, including short-staffing, break relief, and safe working conditions. Nurs  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins King, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Track Benefits of Preventive Health Care Legislation * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and thier colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to better measure the cost savings that come with improved investments in preventive health care for Maine people. The Preventive Health Savi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Markey, Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Take Action to Protect Armenian Prisoners of War * Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 25 colleagues in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging the United States take immediate action to halt the human rights abuses and war crimes being committed by the Republic of Azerbaij  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Durbin Press Bondi, Patel for Answers on Unprecedented Political Purge of DOJ Employees * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, are pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Feder  more