Tag: Congress

Members of Congress Call on CMS to Improve Kidney Care Access

 Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition dedicated to protecting access and comprised of more than 30 organizations, including patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – today applauded Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN), co-chairs of the Congressional Kidney Caucus as well as Representative Ami Bera (D-CA), Congressional Health Care Innovation Caucus co-chair, for urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce Medicare barriers to innovative advancements in kidney care. The coalition also commended Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) for ... Read more

Hong Kong – Speech by CJ at Rule of Law Congress: Rule of Law and Justice for All under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 (English only) (with photo)

Speech by CJ at Rule of Law Congress: Rule of Law and Justice for All under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 (English only) (with photo) ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:      Following is the speech by the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal, Mr Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, at the Rule of Law Congress: Rule of Law and Justice for All under Hong Kong Legal Week 2022 today (November 11):    Chief Executive (Mr John Lee), Director Chen (Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong ... Read more

7th World Congress on Spine and Spinal Disorders

 Announcement of the Premier Congress – Spine 2022. The Editors of the Journal of Spine, with great pleasure announcing the 7th World Congress on Spine and Spinal Disorders to be held from September 21-22, 2022 in London, UK. Spine 2022 is the premier international congress specifically focused on Spine Congress. This congress provides a comprehensive educational experience in Spine Surgery and includes nearly 70 speakers and moderators from various institutions across academic and private practice settings. The past meeting in December 2021 attracted between 700-600 registrants. The 2 days of the meeting will bring forth the true essence of spine ... Read more

Congress Reauthorizes EB-5 Regional Center Program

Five-year authorization through September 30, 2027 Milwaukee, WI – WEBWIRE – Friday, March 11, 2022 United States communities and investors looking to start a new life in the United States. Today marks a new chapter. “This is a proud moment for everyone who crafted this day – public, private, nonprofit, and individuals. This long-term authorization cultivates improvements which will serve our communities and provide protections for immigrant investors for years to come.” Late Thursday night, the United States Congress passed the Omnibus bill to fund the United States Federal Government and renew the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center ... Read more

Congress, AZ Author Publishes Third Historical Fiction Novel

Pay Dirt: Volume III – Dragon Tooth Gold Series, a new book by Kent J. McGrew, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Gold is where you find it; the time-honored mantra of the weekend prospector to the seasoned professional; is at best only a half-truth. Gold is where the planet, through its myriad, inanimate geological processes, choose to leave it. The Dragon Tooth Gold Mine was no exception to the science underlying the geological process of gold deposition, however, only difficult to find microscopic gold on the surface masked the deposit from the greedy eyes of the early ... Read more