AIHC

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A separate program, the HRSA COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund, is available to reimburse providers for COVID-19 vaccine administration to underinsured individuals whose health plan either does not include COVID-19 vaccination as a covered benefit or covers COVID-19 vaccine administration but with cost-sharing.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

CMS may now enforce its COVID-19 vaccination policy for healthcare workers in all 50 states. CMS responds to states seeking vaccination mandate waivers. Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 24 states. License wait times reach crisis levels for healthcare workers. The future St.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

fraud scheme Nursing home must face vaccine-related wrongful firing claim, but not $2M retaliation accusations Transgender woman sues employer, Harvard Pilgrim for discrimination MICHIGAN 48-unit senior housing development could go up next to Vicksburg Halls in Marysville Can ads help a Michigan nursing home fix a staffing crisis?

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APRIL 15, 2022

CMS revises COVID-19 nursing home protocols. Congress breaks for recess with $10B COVID-19 aid in limbo. FDA clarifies cybersecurity recommendations for device makers in new guidance. HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days. COVID-19 cases projected to jump 54.4%

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Hall Render

JUNE 9, 2023

Here’s why ARKANSAS Arkansas Children’s Hospital raises $5.9

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Hall Render

MARCH 25, 2022

FDA to revive facility visits. Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6. Louisville health department leader who oversaw COVID-19 vaccine distribution has died. Nurses are frustrated by months-long delays to get licensed in some states. RHODE ISLAND.

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Hall Render

MARCH 31, 2023

in 2022, survey finds Senate votes to end COVID-19 national emergency Why are 600+ rural hospitals at risk of closing? What happens if it disappears? Cooper signs bipartisan Medicaid expansion into law Greensboro medical office building sold for $1.65

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

native Drew Weissman wins Nobel Prize for contributions to Covid-19 vaccines Massachusetts health system files for bankruptcy Milford Regional signs letter of intent to join UMass Memorial Health State report calls 2022 a ‘devastating year for hospital finances’ ‘The environment has been improving’ for women in Mass.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 6, 2023

native Drew Weissman wins Nobel Prize for contributions to Covid-19 vaccines Massachusetts health system files for bankruptcy Milford Regional signs letter of intent to join UMass Memorial Health State report calls 2022 a ‘devastating year for hospital finances’ ‘The environment has been improving’ for women in Mass.

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MARCH 3, 2023

million for youth mental health care KENTUCKY Pike County nursing home officials release statement following loss of Medicare agreement Three Humana executives drop $11.2M

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

News The 5 best hospitals in Florida for cardiac care Florida COVID-19 cases almost double since May GEORGIA 12 Metro ATL Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. FDA grants expedited review for Francis Medical prostate cancer treatment Merger failure post-mortem: What’s next for Fairview and Sanford?

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Hall Render

MAY 19, 2023

ProMedica taps Ascension St. hospitals NexPoint Acquires Life Science Properties in Philadelphia New Risant Health details emerge: 5 notes Nurses say there’s a “nursing crisis” at Einstein Medical Center Patient safety group awards 3 health systems for recall alert programs St. West Virginia Gov.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St. Elizabeth Healthcare to open doors of new Cancer Center-Dearborn in Southeastern Indiana St. MASSACHUSETTS High demand is pushing hospitals past their limits, say Southeastern Mass.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

economy Cataldo Ambulance to expand operations, buys property on Worcester’s West Side Saint Vincent Hospital brings back volunteer program New England Regional Headache Center moves to Harvard St. with historic building purchase MICHIGAN Bronson raises capital campaign goal to $4.5M

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Margaret’s files Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Peru, Spring Valley hospitals Why an Illinois hospital CEO laid off 20% of its leadership Illinois Department of Public Health predicts the outlook for the COVID-19 virus Tough choices at Memorial Health HSHS says system outage caused by cyberattack Physician convicted in $9.5M

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Supreme Court won’t hear COVID vaccine case filed by N.J. Grifols gets FDA approval for new facility in Clayton Invitae pledged $115M, 374-job investment in North Carolina. million patients stolen during ransomware attack MINNESOTA CFO of the Year 2023: Penny Cermak, HealthPartners Inc.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 21, 2022

AMDA releases COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption request forms, guidance. CMS healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination mandate enforceable nationwide after Texas suit dismissed. CMS Sets March 15 Vaccine Deadline for Health Care Workers in 24 States After SCOTUS Decision. Following Data Breach.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 7, 2022

CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes. CMS releases guidance on healthcare worker vaccination mandate. COVID-19 hospitalizations up in 34 states. FDA expands use of Pfizer vaccine, green-lights boosters for children 12-15. California to shorten COVID quarantine, isolation times.

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Hall Render

MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. migrants are a housing challenge. NEW HAMPSHIRE Ambulance service in N.H. The Triangle’s health outcomes rank among highest in the nation What HCA has told feds it’s doing to fix staffing issues at Mission Hospital. Here’s how S.C.

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Hall Render

JULY 29, 2022

Portland device maker garners FDA breakthrough designation. ‘Big jump this week’ says MUSC scientist tracking COVID cases. Former Sanford doctor reprimanded for failing to disclose medical license renewal failure. New, more contagious COVID-19 variant pushing infection rates back up in South Dakota.

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Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

Nevada Medicaid must cover abortion services, judge rules Clark County health rankings improve, but physicians per capita still well below U.S.

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Hall Render

MARCH 9, 2023

youth Bill aiding rural hospitals, providing coverage for cancer testing passes panel Kentucky House passes bill nixing any COVID-19 vaccine mandates for minors Research shows 72 of Kentucky’s 120 counties are without an OB-GYN LOUISIANA Ochsner CIO moves to Sutter Health UL Lafayette buys 19.2

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Vanessa Walker chief medical executive UCSF nurses link workplace violence to hiring freeze CA sues crisis pregnancy centers over abortion reversal claim Watsonville Community Hospital board approves 4-year, $640,000 annual contract for new CEO Stephen Gray COLORADO Boulder biotech startup nabs $8.7M Margaret’s CEO blames $7.3

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Joe’s among busiest hospital ERs in nation, poll reveals New ASC, medical building proposed in New Jersey New Jersey hospital innovation director appointed to FDA committee New Jersey hospital rebuffs criticism from US senator Nurses testify that N.J. to support growth plans Temple University Health sees $7.4M

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

under false identity Traverse City biotech sector gains traction as startups relocate for work-life balance Trinity Health to combine ministries, restructure leadership on West Coast Michigan bill aims to preserve expanded vaccine access 3 Michigan universities have the nation’s best medical schools, U.S.

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Hall Render

MARCH 11, 2022

COVID-19 funding is tapped out, HHS says. FDA final guidance presses industry to be ‘recall ready’ Final vaccine mandate deadlines still in play, despite removal vote. California health officials working to address “Long COVID” Pandemic awakens need for at-home hospital care.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Since the FDA requires pre-approval of any warnings about off-label uses, preemption at some point should have been pre-ordained under the Mensing ( 2011+1 ) independence principle, but off-label use did not really figure in Zofran ’s analysis. The FDA’s five reviews of teratogenic risk all came to the same conclusion.

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Drug & Device Law

MAY 15, 2023

did not allow plaintiff to take advantage of her own pleading deficiencies to avoid preemption by “disput[ing] whether the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was actually a vaccine.” Without the administration of a “covered countermeasure” – the COVID-19 vaccine – those claims would not exist. 247d-6d(b).

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 4, 2024

The complaint, brought under the Texas consumer protection statute, sued a major manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccine that was used to control the recent pandemic. The FDA, however, did not and does not share that belief. FDA (8/23/21) press release (emphasis original). Again, the FDA does not agree.

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