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Elizabeth Holmes banned from federal health programs for 90 years

Federal regulators announced Friday that Elizabeth Holmes, a convicted fraudster and founder of defunct blood testing company Theranos, has been barred from participating in federal health programs for 90 years, effectively a lifetime ban. . The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) cited Holmes' 2022 conviction for fraud and […]

Some US states expand low-interest loan programs for farms and businesses

On the first business day of the new year, Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek began accepting applications for approximately $120 million in state-subsidized, low-interest loans to small businesses, farmers, and affordable housing developers. Within six hours, Marek had so many requests for funding that she had to close her application. “The demand is huge and that's […]