U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) said he helped secure clarity on the use of telehealth services in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). At Rep. Barr’s request, CMS recently provided guidance in Read more…

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) applauded new guidance from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that benefits publicly owned hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBA released guidance last week to clarify that publicly owned hospitals are eligible to apply Read more…

U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) plans next week to unveil the bipartisan Emergency COVID Telehealth Response Act to expand telehealth services in America’s rural communities. “Just because Ohioans are staying at home doesn’t mean they don’t need continued care,” Rep. Read more…

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) on April 23 introduced legislation that would authorize a new coordinated research and development strategy for pandemic disease prediction, forecasting and computing. Rep. Lucas sponsored the Computing Opportunities to Vanquish Infectious Diseases (COVID) Research Act Read more…