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July 31, 2014

American Telemedicine Association thanks Senators Cochran, Wicker for efforts

ATA Applauds Senators’ Push for Federal Telemedicine Improvements The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today announced its appreciation to U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) for their efforts to push for improvements in telemedicine coverage under Medicare, Medicaid and Federal Communications Commission programs. Sens. Cochran and Wicker, both Mississippi Republicans, introduced the Telehealth…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 31, 2014

Congressman Bennie Thompson pushing CORRECT Act to cut costs, improve security

New bill aims to reduce over-classification to cut costs, improve security A new bill has been introduced by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) that aims to reduce U.S. government over-classification in order to improve information sharing, cut costs, and improve overall national security. The government spends more than $11 billion classifying…