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Supporting Clark University with a $10 Million DOL Grant for Workforce Training
On January 21, 2021, Clark University in Worcester, MA, was awarded a $10 million apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to help provide workforce training for jobs in industries that are currently in demand, such as information technology (IT), manufacturing, and transportation.
- 2. February 2021
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U.S. District Court Rejected Hospitals’ Attempt to Challenge Medicare Reimbursement Adjustments for Low-Income Individuals
On Thursday, January 7, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the Provider Reimbursement Review Board of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) lacked jurisdiction to consider hospitals’ objections to adjustments to some of their Medicare reimbursements carried out by the Secretary of DHHS.
- 22. January 2021
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Helping to Build North Carolina’s Early Childhood and School-Age Workforce Registry
In 2021, PCG will be working with the Child Care Services Association (CCSA) to start planning and developing North Carolina’s Early Childhood and School-Age (EC/SA) workforce registry. The registry will be a valuable resource for states to communicate with the EC/SA workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergencies.
- 21. January 2021
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Federal District Judge Issued Temporary Restraining Order for Rule to Lower Medicare Outpatient Drug Prices
On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Blake in Maryland blocked a Trump administration demonstration rule that was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021, with a temporary restraining order.
- 11. January 2021