Over the past three years, the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated the dismantling of various legal and regulatory barriers to obtaining healthcare in a time of...more
In November, we wrote about the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Vaccine Rule that required COVID-19 vaccination for most health care workers at certain healthcare facilities certified by CMS....more
1/10/2022
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Fifteen months into the pandemic, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has released a long-awaited COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare employers. While the timing may puzzle both...more
6/22/2021
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