The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will soon have a new official director for the first time in nearly a year, after the Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz. Schwartz was confirmed on a mostly party-line 51-44 vote. Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) was the lone Democrat to vote in her…

Merit Health Central Hospital & NorthShore University Health System Settle EMTALA Violations
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has announced that two settlements have been agreed to resolve alleged violations of


