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Coverage of the healthcare and mental healthcare industries.
President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., came to New Hampshire Tuesday to tout “consequential progress” in taking on what Sanders called “the greed of the pharmaceutical industry” through the Inflation Reduction Act.
At the same time that Beth Israel/Lahey Hospital is closing its doors on some care it provides the Seacoast region at Exeter Hospital, it is paying its top eight executives $9 million in salaries, said Executive Councilor Janet Stevens of Rye.
CONCORD – With the clock running out on the state spending federal American Rescue Act funds, Gov. Chris Sununu went to the legislative fiscal committee Friday to ask for the last of the commitments to the almost $1 billion in post COVID-19 recovery funds received in New Hampshire.
Based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for 2022-2023, around 44,000 seniors in New Hampshire – more than half of the state’s Medicare Advantage population – may need to choose a new plan or carrier.
State officials saw records broken for the number of months of posted warnings for cyanobacteria on lakes and ponds and while awareness has increased, funding to address the problem has not kept up.
MEREDITH – Coming off what businesses considered an excellent Columbus Day Weekend for tourism, Gov. Chris Sununu criticized the state’s television coverage over the weekend which he said suggested that there were too many visitors.
This funding will be used to continue efforts to increase the number of lead-safe housing units in Nashua, addressing lead-based paint and other hazards in more than 200 housing units, providing safer homes for low-income families with children.
Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of a bill related to reducing cyanobacteria in the state was overridden by the House and Senate which met for the last time this session Thursday to go over 15 vetoes.
Lisa Richardson, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of Tampering with Consumer Products. U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled sentencing for January 16, 2025.