Policy · 116th Congress
Transport workers give low marks to federal virus protection
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Congress · 116th Congress
Ruin and resilience: How my south Georgia home is fighting through coronavirus trauma
That’s more deaths than anywhere in the state — more than Atlanta’s Fulton County, with its population of 1 million.
Policy · 116th Congress
Latest aid bill has funds for providers; advocates say more is needed
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would get $1 billion for research and contact tracing, while the National Institutes of Health would win $1 billion to research and develop new testing technologies
Congress · 116th Congress
Aid bill to fund virus testing as debate over closures rolls on
[jwp-video n=”1″] A summary of the bill says the measure would provide $25 billion for testing, $11 billion of which would go directly to states.
Congress · 116th Congress
Coronavirus aid package passes Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Interim’ bill details The legislation would provide $310 billion to restart the Small Business Administration’s so-called Paycheck Protection Program, which ran out of money
Congress · 116th Congress
Second round of emergency medical provider funds delayed
[jwp-video n=”1″] The money is part of a $100 billion emergency fund appropriated for medical providers in the $1.8 trillion economic aid package enacted last month.
Congress · 116th Congress
Small-business funds dwindle as virus aid package sputters
The disaster loan program got $1 billion in an earlier aid package to support some $7 billion in loans, but the program has over $370 billion worth of demand, according to Sen. Benjamin L.
Policy · 116th Congress
Hospitals await details as emergency fund allocations begin
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Policy · 116th Congress
Medical providers hope emergency funds, waivers stay in place
They’ll receive another $10 billion through a suspension of the 2 percent Medicare budget sequester from May 1 through the end of the year.
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump throws ‘wrecking ball’ across federal inspectors general
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Policy · 116th Congress
White House preparedness for pandemic threat has faltered across four presidencies
[jwp-video n=”1″] For years while he was a professor and department chair at the National War College, Larsen argued for expanding the curriculum beyond the core subjects that make up the “DIME
Policy · 116th Congress
Government plans to pay hospitals for COVID-19 care for uninsured
[jwp-video n=”1″] Azar said the administration’s proposal would be better for uninsured people than allowing them to sign up for coverage in a special enrollment period.
Policy · 116th Congress
Less than 10 percent of the N95 masks requested have been received by 5 states
Since the novel coronavirus was first detected in the District of Columbia about a month ago, the city has requested more than 1 million N95 masks from the national stockpile.
Policy · 116th Congress
Medicaid enrollment will likely increase because of COVID-19, experts say
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage refers to a state’s matching rate from the federal government.
Policy · 116th Congress
Hospitals plan ventilator substitutes as shortage looms
[jwp-video n=”1″] Six specialty care groups released a statement last week warning about the dangers of using a ventilator for multiple patients, saying that should only be used in the most
Policy · 116th Congress
CBP turns back unaccompanied children, citing COVID-19 fears
[jwp-video n=”1″] “When minors are encountered without adult family members, CBP works closely with their home countries to transfer them to the custody of government officials and reunite them
White House · 116th Congress
Trump invokes Defense Production Act
produce ventilators, but Trump made it clear in two separate tweets Friday that he was dissatisfied with the speed, and The New York Times reported Thursday that the administration was concerned about a $1
Congress · 116th Congress
Billions in stimulus bill would aid hospitals, schools and public transit
. $1 billion for the Defense Production Act implemented by President Donald Trump to ramp up production of protective equipment, ventilators and other medical supplies. $1 billion to the Indian Health
Congress · 116th Congress
Prisons and courts get coronavirus help in Senate relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] The highly contagious virus is already at the door of some prisons and sparking changes.