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TL/DR - California insurance companies will be allowed to consider climate change when setting prices for insurance policies, a move aimed at preventing insurers from leaving the state due to potential losses from wildfires and other natural disasters. The state will draft new rules to allow insurers to consider future risks when setting their…

TL/DR - In 2024 election campaign, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is focusing on wooing the evangelical vote, a key demographic that was highly supportive of former president Donald Trump. As DeSantis’s popularity plummets ahead of the Iowa caucus, Australian pastor Jesse Newman, who leads a thriving megachurch in Des Moines, remains one of the…

TL/DR - The Superior Health Foundation, during its annual meeting, elected Sara Giles as the President of the Board of Directors. Giles, the marketing director for Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, had served as vice-president for one year and succeeds Dan Arnold, whose term expired after 19 years. Other executive team members elected include David…

TL/DR - Leaders from the nursing industry and policy experts are urging lawmakers to scrutinize the nursing home staffing proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The proposal mandates that Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes provide a minimum of 0.55 hours per resident per day of care from registered nurses…