WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following statement by Jamila Michener, an associate professor of government and public policy at Cornell University, involving a hybrid hearing on March 29, 2022, entitled "Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage". Michener is also co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity. * * * My name is Jamila Michener. I am an associate professor of government and public policy at Cornell University. I am also c  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Oversight and Reform Committee issued the following testimony by Sara R. Collins, vice president for health care coverage and access at the Commonwealth Fund, involving a hybrid hearing on March 29, 2022, entitled "Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage": * * * My comments will focus on the national gains in health insurance coverage since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the effects of the pandemic and COVID-19 relief efforts on coverage,  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 7 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today announced a temporary team of leaders to support the transition at the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) while the search continues for a permanent director. "The team our Administration has put in place brings decades of experience in human services, state government and leadership to DHS, and I am confident in their collective a  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Goodwill Industries of Northern New England in Maine will receive $791,376 in Public Health AmeriCorps funding. The grant will support 37 new Public Health AmeriCorps members across Maine and New Hampshire. Public Health AmeriCorps, a partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, supports the recruitment, train  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, April 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Already monitored for worsening symptoms via automated text messages, patients with pulse oximeters in the COVID Watch program had similar recovery to those without them. * * * Using a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen levels is no better than just regularly asking patients with COVID-19 if they are short of breath, according to new research   more