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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin displaying the ‘Birthing-Friendly’ designation icon on CMS’s Care Compare online tool. CMS created the new designation to identify hospitals and health systems that participate in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement collaborative program and that implement evidence-based care to improve maternal health.

The deep, crystal blue waters of Lake Tahoe are the iconic centerpiece of one of California’s most famed recreation areas. A local water provider is among the biggest cheerleaders of the lake’s legendary clarity, boasting this on its website: 

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Vietnam. This year and every year, we remember the 58,220 American patriots who were killed or are still missing from that war.

The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing important steps to strengthen Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Part D). As part of his Bidenomics agenda, President Biden has worked to increase competition in the health care industry and other sectors, lower costs for families, and make sure every American has access to affordable, high-quality health care. 

On October 28, 2023, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to a theft that occurred within the 81000 block of Contento Street, La Quinta in which several high value golf clubs and equipment were stolen from a vehicle. Once the report was taken, the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team assumed the investigation.