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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

In doing so, we encouraged contributors to comment on the Principles’ potential usefulness as guidance in addressing real emergency situations, as well as any possible gaps and weaknesses. They also were intended to be of application to a wide range of emergencies, not public health emergencies specifically.

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Who doesn’t text in 2022? Most state Medicaid programs

Healthcare It News

West Virginia will use the U.S. Postal Service and an online account this summer to connect with Medicaid enrollees about the expected end of the covid public health emergency, which will put many recipients at risk of losing their coverage. West Virginia has more than 600,000 Medicaid enrollees.

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The Institutionalization Missing Data Problem

Bill of Health

One of the most important lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic needs to be about health surveillance of marginalized health populations — indeed, “who counts depends on who is counted.”. By Doron Dorfman and Scott Landes. Without such data, our laws and policies will be fundamentally incomplete. are woefully inadequate.

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Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

Bill of Health

The purpose: to research highly contagious diseases affecting animals and humans, such as foot and mouth disease. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which will retain jurisdiction as owner/operator, “NBAF is necessary to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9).” The location of this lab?

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Updated as of March 17: Should they stay or should they go: Fate of waivers following expiration of the federal PHE

Health Law Checkup

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued almost 200 “blanket” waivers which automatically apply to health care providers including hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and healthcare professionals.

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Should they stay or should they go: Fate of waivers following expiration of the federal PHE

Health Law Checkup

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued almost 200 “blanket” waivers which automatically apply to health care providers including hospitals, other healthcare facilities, and healthcare professionals.

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Warning Issued About North Korean Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations

HIPAA Journal

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Republic of Korea’s Defense Security Agency and National Intelligence Service warning of state-sponsored North Korean (DPRK) ransomware attacks on U.S.