Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Roll Call 

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Doctors, advocates, lawmakers call for permanent lifting of telehealth restrictions once current emergency eases

By Gopal Ratnam

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York...

Hyde-Smith among Senators calling for updates to 5G Fund maps

Y’all Politics

Hyde-Smith among Senators calling for updates to 5G Fund maps

By YallPolitics Staff

Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the broadband coverage...

Mississippi gets $8 million for home meal delivery program

WGNO-TV New Orleans

Mississippi gets $8 million for home meal delivery program

Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 01:15 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 22, 2020 / 10:07 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Mississippi will receive $7,992,629 from HHS Administration for Community...

COVID-19 hotspots, rural hospitals to score half of $40B CARES grants

Modern Healthcare

COVID-19 hotspots, rural hospitals to score half of $40B CARES grants

By Rachel Cohrs 

HHS officials Wednesday said the department will distribute $40 billion in federal grant funds with carveouts for providers in COVID-19 hotspots and rural areas, and will reimburse providers...