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Senate Starts Late-Night Voting on $1.2 Trillion Funding Bill

TL/DR - The US Senate was voting on a bill to keep a large number of departments and agencies open, after it had missed the midnight deadline to prevent a partial shutdown. The bill, which was passed by the House, is for $1.2 trillion and will fund departments including State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security. Once…

Raleigh Native Joins Peace Corps: A Brave Leap

TL/DR - The article reports on a Raleigh man who has decided to leave his hometown to join the Peace Corps. Further information, such as his motivations, assignment, or response from his family and community, is not provided in the text. Therefore, no additional key data, facts or arguments can be extracted from the content provided. Raleigh…

Surge in Medicare’s Ozempic & Other GLP-1s Spending

TL/DR - GLP-1 drugs, originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, are increasingly being used as weight loss medication and have now received FDA approval for use to reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. However, their high annual cost, upwards of $11,000, has raised concerns about the financial impact on Medicare, health insurers,…

New Indiana Health Care Merger Law Unveiled

TL/DR - On March 13, 2024, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act No. 9, which requires Indiana health care entities involved in a merger or acquisition with total assets of at least $10 million to provide written notice to the attorney general's office 90 days prior to the event. The act, introduced by State Senator Chris…