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CMMI unveils ESRD payment model to improve health equity Getty Images/iStockphoto CMS on Thursday unveiled its first value-based payment model directly addressing health equity, a top Biden administration priority. The pay model is part of the agencys 2022 end-stage renal disease prospective payment system proposed rule. CMS plans to modify the ESRD Treatment Choices Models benchmarking and scoring methodology to encourage dialysis providers to reduce disparities in home dialysis and kidney tr...

The spotlight on inequality is driving increased dialogue and inspiring change on social and cultural levels, and the same is true of the business community. According to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, just 18% of businesses in the U.S. are minority-owned, even though minorities make up almost 40% of the population. However, a study conducted by The UPS Store, Inc. shows small businesses and their customers are also doing their part to promote inclusion and di...

The board of directors of OXE Marine AB (publ) (the "Company") convenes an extraordinary general meeting on 28 June 2021 to resolve on an adjusted long-term incentive program for senior executives, replacing the warrant program resolved by the annual general meeting on 16 April 2021. The reason for the board of directors' new proposal is that the theoretical market value for the warrants issued at the annual general meeting, which was determined using the Black & Scholes valu...

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Brown University Professor Dr. Phil Chan appeared on GoLocal LIVE to discuss why he supports a proposed sugary drink tax in Rhode Island.

As drought conditions deepen across the West, farmers and ranchers in four states can apply for $41.8 million in federal aid to preserve the health of their working lands.

By Natalie Alms   Agencies “generally” should not require vaccination for federal employees or contractors to come back into the office, and they shouldn’t require those individuals to disclose their vaccination status, according to new guidance issued on Tuesday by the White House-led Safer Federal Workforce Task Force. The guidance does note that individuals can choose to voluntarily disclose that information Agencies should, however, use any information agencies do receive about emplo...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A million dollars and full scholarships are all part of Gov. Andy Beshear’s incentive package to encourage more Kentuckians to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Normal in california. >> scott, thank you so much. its a new effort to get closer to joe bidens goal of 70% of americans with at least one shot by july fourth. new york citys latest administration site is now outside the vincent van gogh exhibit. are folks taking advantage of this and coming in and getting vaccinated, too? >> reporter: yes, and were seeing an uptick in attendance because of it. people are either interested in getting into the exhibit or they came out here to get a vaccine and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Bolstered by catchy slogans like “Your Shot to Summer,” “Vax-a-Million,” and “Vax 2 the Max,” nearly 20 states are going all out to woo vaccine-hesitant residents in