After nearly three years of navigating the most widespread public health crisis since the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has withdrawn its mandatory vaccination and testing...more
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the CMS vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in a 5-4 per curiam opinion. The majority included Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kavanaugh, Breyer, Sotomayor,...more
1/14/2022
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On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued a preliminary injunction, enjoining the CMS vaccination mandate effective November 5, 2021. [1] This order marks the...more
12/2/2021
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