Optum Acquires Steward Health Care Group: Senator Markey Reports

TL/DR - UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary OptumCare is reportedly planning to buy Stewardship Health and the contracting Steward Health Care Network. The transaction, which involves two of the biggest medical providers in Massachusetts and the US, will be reviewed by the Health Policy Commission (HPC) for its potential impact on healthcare costs,…

Marquette Power Board Reviews Potential Energy Legislation

TL/DR - The Marquette Board of Light and Power stated that potential legislation could help fund Michigan's energy requirements. This legislation could mandate electricity boards to pay $2 per meter to Lansing, the capital of Michigan, and the collected funds would be redistributed statewide for energy needs. A similar law already exists that has…

Creative Benefit Packages Boost Home Care Providers’ Success

TL/DR - Home care companies have focused on creating comprehensive benefit packages to attract and retain employees in a challenging labor market. Companies such as Devoted Guardians, Right at Home San Gabriel Valley, and Family Tree Private Care offer diverse packages such as health care insurance, retirement benefits, performance-based bonuses,…

TN Bill Proposes Free Feminine Hygiene Products in High Schools

TL/DR - Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill, SB 2728, which would require high schools to provide free feminine hygiene products like tampons, panty liners, or menstrual cups in girls' bathrooms, locker rooms, and from the school nurse in an attempt to reduce absenteeism. The bill seeks to establish a "menstrual hygiene products…