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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Health Populi

consumer in the COVID-19 moment…a moment that may last most of the rest of the months of 2020. 43% of Americans are concerned they will contract COVID-19. Compounding Americans personal finances is the COVID-19 era is the fact that the nation lacks universal health insurance coverage. 20-21 and Feb.

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Physicians Beware! Groups Providing DME, Prosthetic Devices, and Other Medical Supplies to Their Medicare Patients Risk Violating the Strict Liability Stark Law Since the Expiration of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Health Law Advisor

During the COVID-19 PHE, CMS issued temporary waivers, including a waiver of the “location requirement” of the In-Office Ancillary Services (“IOAS”) exception. 3] As indicated above, the temporary waiver that allowed mailing or home delivery of DME during the COVID-19 PHE expired May 11, 2023 and is no longer available.

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What is a HIPAA Violation?

HIPAA Journal

According to the most recent update, the HHS has received almost 300,000 complaints since the compliance date of the Privacy Rule (April 2003). However, there has been some confusion – especially during the COVID-19 pandemic – about who exactly is covered by HIPAA. Who can violate HIPAA? What is the HIPAA Law?

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April-July 2022 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

509(a), Governor Murphy issued an Executive Order updating and clarifying timeframes for requiring covered workers at health care facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster shot. 3:19-cv-14228-BRM-LHG (D.N.J. On April 4, 2022, at 54 N.J.R.

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Voting for Health in 2020

Health Populi

concerned about state citizens’ public health in the era of COVID-19. As COVID-19 has re-shaped us as consumers in retail, we are re-shaping as health consumers, too, as well as health citizens via “omni-channel voting” whether via absentee, mail-in, or in-person. In the U.S.,