Lawsuits challenging the CMS Interim Final Rule (IFR) on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for healthcare workers and Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards on Health Care...more
11/24/2021
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Appeals ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Social Security Act ,
Vaccinations
Over the past 16 months, three of the nation’s largest commercial payers – UnitedHealthcare, Anthem and CIGNA – have instituted new policies affecting how and whether they will pay for high-cost drugs administered in hospital...more
On May 3, 2021, HHS announced a new program to cover the costs of COVID-19 vaccination for patients enrolled in health plans that either do not cover vaccinations generally, or cover them but with patient cost-sharing...more
On July 27, 2020, Senate Republicans released their plan for the next phase of coronavirus relief. Instead of a single bill, the Senate plan (dubbed the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools Act, or...more
8/10/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
Public Schools ,
Relief Measures ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Telehealth ,
Virus Testing
On June 9, 2020, CMS released recommendations for re-opening healthcare facilities to provide non-emergent, non-COVID-19 related health care. The guide is intended for use by states or regions in Phase II of re-opening under...more
President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, H.R. 6201, on March 18th, 2020 after it passed in the Senate without amendment. The Act, Public Law 116-127, has become known as “Phase II” of the...more