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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services remains acutely focused on patient harm and will introduce new measures addressing patient safety later this year, agency leaders said at an event in Baltimore Tuesday.

Audacy SVP and head of research & insights Idil Cakim dives into a new political study by Nielsen (commissioned by iHeartMedia, Audacy and Cumulus) that suggests advertising on radio can provide political campaigns with an edge and help “connect with key voter groups and amplify other political advertising.” The Nielsen study – Optimizing Political Campaigns…

CMS instituted a partial hiring freeze in July, top official says survey agencies could take a hit if Congress can’t reach a budget deal. 

CMS has been under a partial hiring freeze since July due to the congressional deadline to fund the federal government. CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

Support for abortion cuts across party lines, performing significantly better at the ballot box than Biden and other Democrats.

After years of dark messaging on Medicare Advantage, providers and their advocates suddenly sound, dare I say it, hopeful?

As cases rise and DeSantis continues to tout a similar message on the virus, Republicans don’t seem as energized on the issue.

Healthcare

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) gave HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra a drubbing this week over “generous telework policies.”

And more from our interview with former Bush adviser, Stephen Hadley.