WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Bridge Oncology, Pelahatchie, Mississippi, has issued a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the permanent extension of virtual direct supervision for therapeutic radiation therapy services. This request comes as the current authorization for such supervision is set to expire at the end of 2025, raising concerns about potential disruptions in patient access to vital care. In their letter, Bridge emphasized the importance of ma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Bridge Oncology, Pelahatchie, Mississippi, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expressing concerns over proposed changes to reimbursement codes that could impact patient access to vital cancer treatment. The organization emphasizes the importance of ensuring that the payment classifications reflect current practices and utilization in order to maintain financial sustainability and improve patient care delivery. In its corr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 (TNSrep) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Best states to work 2025: DC, California top the list, while North Carolina, Mississippi lag far behind Oxfam's 2025 index highlights federal and state-level backsliding on labor policy against the backdrop of an increasingly regressive second Trump administration Ahead of Labor Day, Oxfam, the global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, released the seventh edition of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Minneapolis School Shooting Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the tragic shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis - and what must be done: "The school shooting in Minneapolis is a te  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 29 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * Twenty Years After Katrina: NOAA Satellite Advancements for Hurricane Forecasts and Tracking Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and coastal Mississippi. It was one of the deadliest hurricanes on record and remains the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane seas  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 29 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Rollins announces Rural Veterinary Action Plan during visit to Mississippi State University U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced today [Aug. 28] a Rural Veterinary Shortage Action Plan to address critical needs relating to food animal health and large animal care in rural areas during her visit to Mississippi State University. "Being here at Missis  more