Retesting delays employees from returning to work
By now, employers know what to do when a worker reports symptoms of COVID-19. Those guidelines haven ‘t changed: The employee is sent for testing and required to self-quarantine.
As COVID testing increases, some see nearly two week delays on results
When a person tests for COVID-19, the first thing they want to know is whether they have contracted the virus.
More and more, the answer is yes. On Monday, Mississippi State Department of Health reported 1,635 new cases, shattering the previous high single-day case record.
Given the increase, the next logical question posed at a lab, clinic or drive-in test site is how long it will take to get the results.
Computer switch tied to delays for some Mississippi car tags
Some Mississippi drivers say they are frustrated by delays in getting license plates.
Lee County resident Norma Kolarik told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that she and her husband bought a car in May in Alcorn County. She said they couldn’t get a tag until September, and even then it took help from a state lawmaker.
Are bungled VA claims systemic? Senators want agency review
Troubled by delays in handling veterans claims, a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday urged a wide-scale, independent review of the Department of Veterans Affairs for mismanagement and changes to improve budgeting and speed up applications.
Roadwork to delay Lowndes Co. drivers
he Mississippi Department of Transportation says drivers can expect delays because of improvements being made on Mississippi Highway 50 in Lowndes County.
House GOP conflicted on health law alternative
House Republicans are united as ever in their election-year opposition to “Obamacare,” but they’re increasingly divided over their promise to vote this year on an alternative to it.
Oregon moves to dump health exchange website
Oregon, once expected to be a national leader in the federal health care overhaul, on Thursday moved to become the first state to dump its troubled online health exchange and use the federal marketplace instead.
Affordable Care Act only chips away at a core goal
Swan Lockett had high hopes that President Barack Obama’s health overhaul would lead her family to an affordable insurance plan, but that hasn’t happened.
Defend ‘Obamacare’ unabashedly, some Democrats say
With enrollments higher than expected, and costs lower, some Democrats say it’s time to stop hiding from the president’s health care overhaul, even in this year’s toughest Senate elections.
Health law’s success not guaranteed yet
Seven million people signed up, so there is an appetite for President Barack Obama’s health care law, but that doesn’t guarantee success for the country’s newest social program.
Health law legacy eludes Obama as changes sink in
As a roller-coaster sign-up season winds down, President Barack Obama’s health care law has indeed managed to change the country.
Obama says more than 6M signed up for health care
Back on track after a stumbling start, President Barack Obama’s heath care overhaul reached a milestone Thursday, with more than 6 million Americans signed up for coverage through new insurance markets.
Millions could get extra time for health sign-ups
Millions of Americans could get extra time to enroll for taxpayer-subsidized coverage this year under President Barack Obama’s health care law. That would let the administration boost sign-ups and aid Democrats under attack over the program’s troubles.
Long waits frustrate callers to health exchanges
For those trying to enroll through online health exchanges, help has long been advertised as just a phone call away.