[ad_1] Once again, the majority of the nation’s hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for having patients frequently return within a month of discharge – this time losing a combined $420 million, government records show. In the fourth year of federal readmission penalties, 2,592 hospitals will receive lower payments for every Medicare patient that stays
[ad_1] If you’re interested in buying a home in the Constitution State, you’re not alone. There are 1.5 million housing units and a homeownership rate of 66% in Connecticut, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey. Connecticut’s median housing value is $277,400, which is well above the national median of $229,700. Home
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned that China’s proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong could undermine its autonomy under the “one country, two systems” framework, and urged Beijing to de-escalate the situation. In a statement, the largest U.S. business group said it would be
[ad_1] To be filed under the heading of things you won’t hear anyone in the Pentagon say: “Less is more.” Because when it comes to spending on Department of Defense priorities, more is always more but somehow never quite enough. The recently enacted Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 established how badly lawmakers and the White
[ad_1] Hollywood’s glitz, glamour and celebrities have always held a fascination for travelers. Tourists journey to Los Angeles from all over the world to catch a glimpse of the city’s famous residents or scope out iconic filming locations. For a behind-the-scenes peek at Hollywood’s unknown tales and secrets, enlist the help of a local by
The Department of Basic Education is in continued engagement with various stakeholders on the state of readiness for schools to resume from 1 June.Minister Angie Motshekga was expected to give an update on preparations for the reopening schools on Monday, but ongoing engagements resulted in another postponement to Tuesday.The department is mapping ways to ensure…
2020-05-18 13:30 In the past 50 days of lockdown, those incidents (of police brutality) represent a tiny fraction of my personal dealings with hundreds of other police. And their behaviour has told a vividly different story.The policeman grabbed the journalist's nipple. Squeezed hard. And twisted painfully. The same policeman elbowed another journalist in the throat. It was…
Diane Selkirk, CNNUpdated 18th May 2020 (CNN) While 38-year-olds Leslie and Andrew Godfrey enjoyed a five-day, 750-mile sailing passage from Sri Lanka to the Maldives, the whole world changed. Without internet access, the couple had yet to learn that Covid…
Associated Press Published 6:25 a.m. ET May 18, 2020 | Updated 7:23 a.m. ET May 18, 2020CLOSE Florida is making plans to deal with sheltering and evacuations if COVID-19 lingers into the upcoming hurricane season. AccuweatherMIAMI — Life-threatening surf and rip currents will spread along U.S. East coast beaches in the days ahead as Tropical…
President Donald Trump. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Donald Trump has made clear he will attack Joe Biden unmercifully in order to ensure the election is a choice between him and Joe Biden — rather than an up-or-down vote on the president’s handling of the coronavirus. Scott Walker has a different view, at least when it…
CNN readers from around the world have asked more than 90,000 questions about coronavirus. Here are the answers to some of the most popular questions: Q: Whats so different about coronavirus that we have to shut down businesses? Why practice social distanc…
A judge has rejected the request of convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to be let out of prison to research a coronavirus treatment, noting that probation officials viewed that claim as the type of “delusional self-aggrandizing behavior” that led to his conviction.U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto said in a nine-page ruling Saturday that the man…
The Hawks have made a second significant drug bust in less than a week.Just days after seizing MDMA (ecstasy powder) worth an estimated R6.3 million in Cape Town, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation intercepted a haul of cocaine worth more than R30.4 million at a fuel station near Cape Town.Thirty-eight 1kg packages of cocaine…
(CNN)Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020. Cell phone video of the fatal interaction soon surfaced between Arbery and the two men who chased him, Gregory and Travis McMichael, raising more questions and …
(CNN)Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020. Cell phone video of the fatal interaction soon surfaced between Arbery and the two men who chased him, Gregory and Travis McMichael, raising more questions and …
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins sparred with President Trump on Sunday for the second time in a week, this time on Twitter, after the president called her a “CNN Faker” over video showing her removing her mask while inside the White House briefing room.Trump…