PORTLAND, Ore. — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers move ahead with draft regulations. Licenses for hemp cultivation topped a half-million acres (200,000 hectares) last year, more than 450%… Read More »
Dive Brief: CMS on Monday approved Utah’s request to expand Medicaid to the full extent allowed under the Affordable Care Act, or to adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The expanded program will provide coverage to about 120,000 newly eligible adults starting on Jan. 1, 2020. The plan, which also… Read More »
Ah, Movember; that special time of year when the leaves turn colors, the air becomes crisp, and mustaches start popping up quicker than you can say Pumpkin Spice Latte. Since its founding in 2003, Movember (and it’s brother, No-Shave November) have become bona fide national holidays and in the process, they’ve raised millions of dollars… Read More »
by MATTHEW HOLT Last week Mark Cuban tweeted out 12 rules for tech startups and Jessica DaMassa challenged a bunch of people to respond for health care. VC and general health care wit Lisa Suennen came out with quite the list (she got to 13) but I thought someone ought to write the real rules…… Read More »