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Telehealth visits surge along with coronavirus cases
The coronavirus pandemic is prompting a surge in telemedicine use, and advocates hope recent emergency expansions will mark a turning point in the movement.
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The coronavirus pandemic is prompting a surge in telemedicine use, and advocates hope recent emergency expansions will mark a turning point in the movement.
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to undermine efforts to count minorities, young children and others that previous censuses have missed.
As senators negotiating a nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus package have blown past several self-imposed deadlines, tensions have reached a fever pitch.
Gov. Gina Raimondo said she would sign an executive order moving Rhode Island's presidential primary to June 2 and take steps to encourage voting by mail.
Negotiators pledged to reach an agreement on what could be a $2 trillion stimulus package, as economic and human toll of coronavirus pandemic mounts.
Sen. Schumer said that the procedural votes Monday afternoon on the coronavirus relief bill were “irrelevant” because negotiations between congressional leaders were ongoing
The 2020 census began this month, and the Bureau has suspended its door-to-door operation until at least April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Senators are not just struggling with policy proposals: they are dealing with the disease in their own ranks, and tempers are starting to flare.
Five things senators want to attach to the coronavirus stimulus package - Coronavirus
After spending to respond to the CoVID-19 pandemic, states now face the prospect of sharp revenue declines as the economy slows to a crawl
All Capitol Police officers are not being tested for exposure to the coronavirus, despite union requests and rising numbers of lawmakers testing positive.
Like their Senate colleagues, House Democrats are pushing for tight controls on how government aid can be used by airlines struggling in the pandemic.
Snags over bartering between additional funds for food stamps and more money to protect farmers from tariffs put in place by U.S. trading partners
Rep. Ken Buck wanted to make lasagna for his daughter Kaitlin, but had trouble finding noodles in stores cleared by shoppers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
CMS says Washington nursing home at center of COVID-19 would be classified as being in immediate jeopardy, and penalized for putting residents at risk.
Bipartisan efforts to adopt remote voting procedures in the Senate are gaining steam, with at least two more Republicans on board.
Trump eager to reopen the country as virus death toll rises -
The Senate is still trying to get to yes on a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package to help combat the pandemic and the virus' economic wreckage.
The Senate Appropriations Committee could soon jump on the telework bandwagon by holding virtual hearings, Chairman Richard C. Shelby of Alabama said.
House Republicans' late April policy retreat has been indefinitely postponed amid ongoing uncertainty about how long the coronavirus pandemic will last.