WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OEI-05-22-00330) on Sept. 27, 2024, entitled "States Could Better Leverage Coverage and Access Requirements To Promote Maternal Health Care Access in Medicaid Managed Care" involving the National Institutes of Health. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Review * The United States is experiencing a maternal health crisis, with worse outcomes here than  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget announced that they are seeking additional input from Indian Tribes and the Native Hawaiian Community on the development of regulations to implement the Safeguarding Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act. The draft  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Harbor porpoises are shy, elusive creatures that live in Alaska's coastal waters and are vital parts of the marine ecosystem. But how these animals are distributed and connected across the vast Alaskan waters remains a mystery. A new study(link is external) published in the scientific journal Molecular Ecology sheds light on the hidden structure of Alaska's harbor porpoise populations, using th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and state geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology and critical mineral resources which are vital to the U.S. economy, national security and clean energy technology. "These Earth MRI surveys represent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued the following news: Today, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is announcing the creation of the National Youth Homelessness Partnership to elevate the voice of youth with lived and learned expertise of homelessness in federal and national efforts to prevent and end homelessness and enhance collaboration toward a shared purpose. The partnership brings together federal agencies, national homelessness org  more