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Senators Renew Pressure on POD Arrangements

In a March 19 letter to CMS and HHS-OIG, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) continued their oversight efforts regarding physician-owned distributorship (POD) relationships by raising questions about US Sunshine compliance by PODs. PODs involve the ownership of … Continue reading

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Texas State Senators and Representatives File Bill Regarding Freestanding ED’s

A bipartisan group of Texas Legislators has filed bills to empower the Texas Attorney General to stop “price-gouging” by freestanding emergency rooms.   SB 866 and HB 1941 “would protect Texans from exorbitant charges in an emergency, make prices “unconscionable” if … Continue reading

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Senators ask Facebook why it tricked kids into spending parents’ money

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Jasmin Merdan) Two Democratic senators have asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain why the social network apparently "manipulated children into spending their parents' money without permission" while playing games on Facebook. "A new report … Continue reading

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Oregon Senators introduce Bills to Counter Foreign Embassies and Consulates Helping Nationals Flee U.S. Justice

On January 25, 2019, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden introduced two bills that would impose significant consequences on foreign consulates that help their citizens escape legal accountability within the U.S. Merkley and Wyden’s legislation follows investigative reporting by … Continue reading

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IL senators request immediate, independent investigation into allegations of misconduct at EPA

CHICAGO (January 25, 2019) – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump ordered appointees to stop testing for a cancer-causing chemical at sterilization facilities in Illinois and around the country. … Continue reading

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