The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a swift surge in telehealth services as an essential means of delivering care to patients who would otherwise have lost critical healthcare access due to restrictions or caution relating to in-person care. Federal and state requirements relating to telehealth were amended (in some cases temporarily and in ...
On August 21, 2021, the Kentucky Supreme Court determined that the Franklin Circuit Court had abused its discretion in blocking new laws that limit the Governor’s authority to enact emergency orders that last more than 30 days to help control the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, in an extraordinary session called by Governor Beshear, the ...
On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a new plan to combat the on-going COVID-19 pandemic that caused many employers to sit up and take notice. President Biden’s plan seeks to get more Americans vaccinated by implementing various mandatory vaccination and testing requirements.
If an employer hasn’t implemented a mandatory ...
By: Kathie McDonald-McClure
Earlier this year, the FDA warned consumers against the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Last week, due to an alarming increase in the number of calls to poison control centers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Advisory warning against the use of ivermectin. The CDC Health ...
On August 24, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that healthcare providers are eligible for additional payments for administering vaccines to multiple residents in one home setting or communal home setting. This reimbursement is intended to boost COVID-19 vaccinations among Medicare beneficiaries who have ...
Modern Healthcare is reporting that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrators said this week that CMS will not immediately remove nursing homes from Medicare and Medicaid if they do not adhere to the employee staff vaccination requirement that was announced last week. CMS will take a step approach, first notifying nursing ...
On August 11, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance recommending COVID-19 vaccination for all people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, or may become pregnant. The CDC cites to increasing evidence showing that the benefits of receiving a ...
On August 16, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a special edition MLNconnects providing that effective August 12, CMS will pay to administer additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines consistent with the FDA emergency use authorizations at the same rates as the initial doses. More information on COVID-19 vaccination ...
By. Kathie McDonald-McClure
On August 18, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it was collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop an emergency regulation to require staff at Medicare and Medicaid-participating nursing homes be vaccinated against COVID-19. CMS ...
On August 18, 2021, the White House announced that the federal government will continue to fully reimburse states for some COVID-19 emergency response costs through the end of 2021. Covered services include emergency medical care, vaccination operations, and housing at-risk populations. This coverage is an extension of the January 2021 ...