The investigation focused on providers paid by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2017. While for-profit and nonprofit hospices had similar scores on pain assessment and other quality measures, more than 450 private groups discharged patients before they died. This is not the first troubling report on the Medicare-paid hospice system. Earlier this year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that 18 percent of all hospices in a nationwide survey had serious deficiencies, like failing to vet staff....

Birx responded Sunday morning to Vice President Mike Pence’s prediction last week that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic will largely be over by Memorial Day after Meet the Press host Chuck Todd incredulously asked: “This Memorial Day 2020? Is that realistic?” The immunology and global health expert said current U.S. tracking models “give us great hope” that COVID-19 cases and deaths will be waning by the May 25 holiday weekend....

Producer Dre and his business advisers are now suing Young, as they accuse her of taking funds from the accounts of Record One studio in Sherman Oaks, California, according to documents obtained by The Blast. Per the website, Dre, real name Andre Young, and his ex-wife were both listed on the business to take care of the “maintenance and control” of its assets, which gave Nicole Young the authority to draw checks and transfer its funds....

“Santa is exempt from this because Santa, of all the good qualities, has a lot of good innate immunity,” Fauci told USA Today this week. “Santa is not going to be spreading any infections to anybody.” Fauci and other health experts have weighed in on and approved of Santa’s COVID precautions. So, folks can rest assured knowing that Santa is taking the pandemic very seriously. This holiday season, Santa has been taking precautions regarding visits and photographs at the mall, where children typically sit on his lap and tell him what they want for Christmas....

Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has strongly criticized Fetterman for his stance on crime and in particular the fact he wants to end mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder. Images of people portraying convicted felons and holding signs saying “Inmates for Fetterman” were shared to Twitter on Tuesday morning by PatriotTakes, a Twitter account that describes itself as “dedicated researchers monitoring and exposing right-wing extremism and other threats to democracy....

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Our captain pick comes from the ground, though, in Alvin Kamara. It’s the best way to fit the rest of the lineup together how we want. Starting any fantasy lineup with Kamara, Brady, Brees and Michael Thomas sounds good to me. The only way it backfires is if Chris Godwin has a monster day, or if Mike Evans plays and surprises with fully healthy production. WEEK 1 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS:Yahoo | DraftKings | FanDuel...

Part of the reason the Jackson play works is because of Jared Goff’s depressed pricing. That at least allows us to get a piece of both quarterbacks, and while we’ve got to fill in around them with tight ends and a kicker, the Jackson scoring might make it all worth it. DraftKings Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Rams CAPTAIN (1.5x points, 1.5x price): QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens ($20,400) No matter what, you can’t really fade Jackson....

That's why we've taken to calling our DraftStreet rosters "The Answer Sheet." Really, none of us were closing to having "answer sheets" last week, but that didn't stop us from getting right back in the saddle and preparing a new Salary Cap team for Sporting News' $15,000 NFL Divisional Playoff Challenge at DraftStreet. That's where you draft a fantasy football team from this weekend's games for just $11 and you can win a share of $15,000, including a first-place prize of $3,000....

Just this week, rap queen Megan Thee Stallion clapped back after Drake dissed her in a new song of his. Canada-born Drake, whose legal name is Aubrey Drake Graham, has released hit after hit over the course of his career in entertainment. The rapper, singer and actor got his start in the early 2000s on the teen drama series Degrassi, where he was a regular for several years. He dropped his first mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006....

Veteran quarterback Brees recently agreed a new two-year deal to return to the Saints, who have suffered playoff heartache in three successive seasons under Payton. However, the quarterback-and-head-coach duo appear primed for another run at a Super Bowl next season having delivered the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy a decade ago. Yet given the importance of Brees - the NFL’s all-time leader for passing yardage, pass completions and touchdowns thrown, Saints fans would rather he avoided any potential dangers this offseason....

Both Drew Lock and Geno Smith are looking for second chances at being a starting quarterback in the NFL. Barring a trade for another NFC West quarterback, one of them will get that shot. Russell Wilson was traded to the Broncos during the offseason, meaning the Seahawks are seeking their first new starting quarterback since 2012, Russell’s first year in Seattle. There are reasons to view either player as the front-runner to start under center....

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Staff at the garage-turned-clinic at the University of Washington’s UW Medicine can test can healthcare workers for influenza A, B, respiratory syncytial virus, as well as COVID-19, every five minutes, and provide results within about a day, NPR reported. Only those showing symptoms of COVID-19, such as a dry cough or a fever, can be screened. Other countries have also tried drive-thru testing, including South Korea and the U.K.....

It is believed the suspect purposely targeted the animals while driving through the town of Merimbula in New South Wales between 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, September 28. Janine Green, a volunteer at NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES), described her heartache after finding the bodies of the kangaroos strewn out across the streets. “Until you see it you can’t grasp the reality of it....

Zipline, a leading drone manufacturer and operator is teaming up with two healthcare companies—Magellan Health and Intermountain Healthcare—to deliver prescription medications and other medical supplies right to people’s homes using a drone. According to Zipline, drone deliveries are set to start this year in Charlotte, North Carolina, and there are future plans to serve communities in Salt Lake City upon approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Okeoma Moronu, JD, the head of aviation regulatory and legal affairs at Zipline, told Verywell in an email that Zipline and Walmart are already delivering over-the-counter health and wellness products in North Arkansas....

Good question–but one without a simple or easy answer. Ever since U.S. nuclear-attack plans were codified into a Single Integrated Operating Plan (SIOP) in 1960, presidents have been appalled by the very notion of having one day to open the nuclear “football” and transmit the “execute order” (for years, the code words were “Red Dot”). After President Kennedy was briefed on the SIOP, he muttered, “And we call ourselves the human race....