Policy · 116th Congress
States seek Medicaid flexibilities due to COVID-19 emergency
States are winning additional Medicaid flexibilities from the Trump administration allowing them to better address prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
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Policy · 116th Congress
Oil purchase to fill strategic reserve dropped from stimulus
Democrats took credit for removing funding for the strategic reserve purchases from the bill, calling it a bailout for the oil industry
Policy · 116th Congress
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus crisis complicates in-person census outreach
Coronavirus pandemic threatens to undermine efforts to count minorities, young children and others that previous censuses have missed.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court justices’ perks revealed in new report
When Supreme Court justices speak at public universities across the country, they often travel in style — and at taxpayer expense.
Policy · 116th Congress
Distillers rushing to make hand sanitizers are now seeking a tax break
Distellers now producing hand sanitizers are advocating an exemption from the $13.50 per proof gallon federal excise tax on liquor products.
Policy · 116th Congress
Working from home pushes demand for internet, video services
The world’s largest video conferencing company, Webex, has seen its traffic skyrocket, its CEO Chuck Robbins told CNBC last week.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fintech firms say new tech could speed recovery from COVID-19
Companies say innovations will be crucial for helping financial markets in the U.S. and the world recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Policy · 116th Congress
In coronavirus aid debate, GOP sees a favorite target: Green New Deal
Senate Republicans have found a familiar line of attack on Democrats’ priorities: environmental provisions that the GOP says are irrelevant.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump wants the economy ‘raring to go’ by Easter. Economists reject that idea
The president suggested on Tuesday that he'd like the economy to start returning to normal as early as Easter, a view rejected by some economists.
Policy · 116th Congress
Coronavirus cases prompt DOJ to close more immigration courts
The Justice Department closed two more immigration courts after announcing Tuesday that someone in each court system had tested positive for coronavirus.
Congress · 116th Congress
Schumer: Stimulus package deal on ‘2-yard line’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi begins to embrace Senate negotiations on a coronavirus financial rescue package in turnaround that could bolster prospects for a deal.
Policy · 116th Congress
Social media data could greatly aid in tracking COVID-19 worldwide
Facebook and Google hold a gold mine of data that could help digital epidemiologists track the coronavirus more accurately.
Policy · 116th Congress
Fears grow that inmate transfers may spread coronavirus to communities
Inmate transfers by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons could expose corrections officers and their communities to coronavirus, prison staff and lawmakers warn.
Congress · 116th Congress
Self-swab coronavirus tests face regulatory and logistic issues
Companies hope to sell self-administered coronavirus tests but FDA will crack down on those marketing them over questions of accuracy, logistics and costs.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators fight over last-minute adds to coronavirus aid bill
Negotiators pledged to reach an agreement on what could be a $2 trillion stimulus package, as economic and human toll of coronavirus pandemic mounts.
Policy · 116th Congress
States press harder for direct aid in stimulus measures
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
Policy · 116th Congress
Senate stimulus bill snags on trade aid, food stamps
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
Policy · 116th Congress
Nursing home may face penalty as CMS gives industry flexibility
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.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump eager to reopen the country as virus death toll rises
Trump eager to reopen the country as virus death toll rises -