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MICHAL FREEDHOFF, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION, AT HOME IN MARYLAND./NATE PALMER/PROPUBLICA

She’s Supposed To Protect Americans. First, She Must Fix Trump’s Mess And Decades Of Neglect.

Michal Freedhoff, the new director of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, has a long history as a toxics watchdog. Can she succeed?

Mar 30, 2022

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Biden’s Promise Of Better Nursing Home Care Will Require Many More Workers

The Biden administration's proposed overhaul of nursing home care would require mandating adequate staffing levels for all homes without bankrupting those that can’t afford far higher labor costs.

Mar 8, 2022

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Insulin Cap Is Welcome, Popular, And Bipartisan — But Congress May Not Pass It Anyway

Mar 5, 2022

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What Ever Happened To Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board?

A year after President Joe Biden signed an order creating an entity modeled on FDR’s hugely successful Wartime Production Board, to be called the Pandemic Testing Board, there’s little trace of it.

Feb 22, 2022

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Skirmish Between Biden And Red States Over Medicaid Leaves Enrollees In The Balance

The president's administration is moving to eliminate the monthly premiums Republican-led states charge Medicaid recipients.

Feb 10, 2022

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Households Can Sign Up For Free COVID-19 Tests

The Biden administration’s effort to distribute free COVID-19 tests nationwide was supposed to start Wednesday, but the government began taking orders on Tuesday.

Jan 20, 2022

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Justices Block Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement, Health Worker Mandate Proceeds

The rule, which covers an estimated 80 million workers, took effect earlier last week.

Jan 18, 2022

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Supreme Court Weighs Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Requirement

A decision by the justices is expected within days on cases that challenge rules set in November by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Jan 11, 2022