The Washington, D.C., City Council on Tuesday voted 8-5 to approve a bill to ban flavored tobacco products, including those containing menthol. The menthol portion of the ban may have made the vote closer and more contentious than it might have otherwise been. Indeed, a vote a few minutes earlier to recommit the legislation failed… Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission will soon move to issue a final order for its new $ 100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which is intended to boost the use of telehealth for underserved patient populations. In July, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requesting public comment on the initiative aimed at cost savings… Read More »
South Australia is edging closer to having no active coronavirus cases as it begins to lift restrictions on daily life. SA Health reported no new infections on Monday with the state’s infection total remaining on 439. Only one of those is still considered active. Another person remains in hospital after recovering from the illness but… Read More »
Nearly half of all employees are close to ‘breaking point’ at work due to increased stress levels. A survey of 2,000 professionals found the average working adult feels stressed for almost a third of their working day. The mounting pressures faced in their job also contributes to five hours of lost sleep per employee every… Read More »
Cigna and Express Scripts on Tuesday cleared their final state hurdle towards an expected merger closing on Thursday. On Tuesday, the companies received regulatory approval from New Jersey, the last state to weigh in after California and New York gave their permission, with conditions, last week. WHY THIS MATTERS The $ 67 billion merger is… Read More »