Mortgage Rates Drop Slightly
MCLEAN, Va., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FMCC today released the results of its (PMMS®), showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.79 percent. "Mortgage rates moved slightly lower this week, providing a bit more room in the budgets of some prospective homebuyers," said Sam…#mclean #frm #samkhater #freddiemac (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

An Unfolding Bond Market Crisis and US Dollar Turmoil?
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the United States faces the potential of a bond market crisis similar to what the ... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. Debt To Reach $57 Trillion at Current Rate
The U.S. debt is worrisome as it is spiraling out of control and officials are unable to tame the unwarranted growth. The White House, Federal Reserve, politicians at the Senate, and Capitol Hill are giving the debt a blind eye. Chaos engulfs every budget season with threats of a government…#federalreserve #capitolhill #chineseyuan #yoy #readgolddelivered (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 and Updates to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program
Pre-publication notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking comments on updates to the prospective payment system for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year 2025. Among other things, this rule proposes updates to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) market area delineations for the IRF prospective payment system (PPS) wage index, proposes a 3-year phase-out of the rural adjustments, and includes proposals for the IRF Quality Reporting Program. Comments are due within 60 days of the publication of this notice, which is scheduled for March 29, 2024. (Sourc...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 28, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Ontario ’s proposed budget changes on auto insurance coverage could increase premiums
Insurers say the Ontario budget’s proposed changes to auto insurance may increase drivers’ premiums, but health workers say the moves are necessary to ensure car-crash victims have proper access to care. The Ontario government proposed in Tuesday’s budget to make a number of changes it said would…#ontario #équitéassociation #amandadean #ibc #atlantic #ontarians #ontariorehaballiance #ora #lauriedavis #brettweltman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NIH grants to Ohio institutions support 13,000 jobs, report finds
The group released its analysis days after a belated budget bill kept NIH funding flat compared to 2023. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: news

2024 to 2025 financial directions to NHS England
Department of Health and Social Care - The government ’s financial directions to NHS England confirm how its budget is broken down for the year ahead. The government’s2023 mandate to NHS England sets out the objectives they should seek to achieve. This mandate will apply from 15 June 2023 until it is replaced.Policy paperMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news

2024 to 2025 financial directions to NHS England
Department of Health and Social Care - The government ’s financial directions to NHS England confirm how its budget is broken down for the year ahead. The government’s 2023 mandate to NHS England sets out the objectives they should seek to achieve. This mandate will apply from 15 June 2023 until it is replaced.Policy paperMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 27, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS finance Source Type: news

Council spending on special needs transport doubles
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Child Malnutrition in Peru Driven Up by Poverty and Food Insecurity
A young Quechua mother, originally from Peru's southern Andes highlands, walks through the streets of Lima, carrying her young daughter in her lliclla (a colorful shawl made by native women in the Andes). A quarter of Peru's rural population under the age of five suffers from chronic malnutrition, clear evidence of inequality, which will have severe impacts on the rural child population. CREDIT: Wálter Hupiú / IPSBy Mariela JaraLIMA, Mar 27 2024 (IPS) Quechua farmer Felipa Noamesa, who lives in the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, prepares a cream of fava bean soup for breakfast every morning with bread and vegetab...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariela Jara Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Financial Crisis Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categories TerraViva Unit Source Type: news

Higher interest rates hamper Ontario pace of home building, finance minister says
TORONTO — The pace of new home construction is picking up in Ontario, though it is still far off the levels needed for the government to achieve its pledge to build 1.5 million homes by 2031, the budget released Tuesday shows. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other…#ontario #peterbethlenfalvy #municipalaffairs #housing #paulcalandra #dougford #ottawa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

French government overshoots deficit target: How will it source funds?
Public accounts showed a fiscal shortfall of 5.5% of economic output last year, up from 4.8% the previous year - and significantly more than the government's target of 4.9%. France's public sector budget deficit widened in 2023 by more than the government had planned, according to data released on…#statisticsagency #insee #macron #brunolemaire #budget #thomascazeneuve #finance #lemaire #ukraine #middleeast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Now's the Time For Budget Brands to Target Luxury Shoppers
Walmart and Dollar Tree are tapping higher-income customers to make ends meet. Businesses of all sizes might consider following suit.#dollartree (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ontario projects $9.8-billion budget deficit for 2024-25 amid slow economic growth
TORONTO — Ontario is delaying its path to balance as lethargic economic growth drags the province’s books further into the red, with a $9.8-billion budget deficit projected for the coming fiscal year. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try…#ontario #finance #peterbethlenfalvy #bethlenfalvy #ontarians #greatertorontoarea #yorkuniversity #maritstiles #dougford #stephaniebowman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Billions in new funding for health care in Ontario budget
Ontario is set to inject billions of new dollars into health care, the budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news