WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Advocate Health, a nonprofit integrated health system headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing concerns and recommendations related to the agency's Fiscal Year 2027 proposed rule for the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). Advocate Health, serving approximately six million patients across six states through its hospital networks and care locations, provid  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * Chet Effler Selected as National Director of the FOP Education and Outreach Division * Washington, DC - Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), announced today that the organization has selected Chet Effler to serve as Director of the Education and Outreach Division. Effler is a 28-year law enforcement veteran, na  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 11 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) Launches 12 Careers Electric Summer Electrical Academies Across the State The North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE), through the generous support of the Siemens Foundation's groundbreaking $9.5 million total investment into the Careers Electric initiative, is launching 12 Summer Electrical Academies ski  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Novant Health, an integrated healthcare network based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The letter, written by David H. Priest, Senior Vice President and Chief Safety, Quality, and Epidemiology Officer of the Institute of Safety & Quality, addresses critical provisions including the repeal of the New Techno  more