On July 15, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra again renewed the declaration of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) under the Public Health Service Act, averting a July 15, 2022,...more
After two years, a multitude of factors are pointing toward the end of the formal public health emergency declaration, related emergency declarations, and associated waivers in connection with COVID-19, including declining...more
As long term care (LTC) facility cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) remains vigilant in its efforts to regulate the delivery of adequate care to those residents with...more
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On April 2, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Health announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Georgia's Section 1135 waiver request. The waivers will...more
As Georgians continue to grapple with the effects of the consistently rising number of COVID-19 cases, Governor Brian Kemp issued two Executive Orders in an attempt to slow the impact of the highly contagious disease on the...more
On March 13, with uncertainty as to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the United States, President Trump declared a national emergency citing the need to open access to as much as $50 billion in aid and lower legal...more