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A Busy Day in Court For COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Healthcare

Jackson Lewis

Supreme Court denied a request to enjoin New York State from enforcing its regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers despite the fact that the regulation did not allow for religious accommodations. Yesterday, the U.S.

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Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies

Bill of Health

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, now entering its fourth year in 2023, legislators, executives, and judges at every level of government have sought measures to derail efficacious public health interventions. By James G.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As an FQHC, 75% of patients are enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare; another 7% are uninsured. THE PROBLEM Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there were federal and state policies in place that discouraged FQHCs like Ryan Health from adopting telehealth services due to payment restrictions.

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

Bill of Health

There are no national mandatory standards governing health care access or delivery behind bars. Some states have adopted minimum standards for prisons, jails, or both, but in Louisiana , the standards governing health care in jails have not been updated since 1980. Carceral health care occurs within a regulatory vacuum.

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Highlights from the HHS-OIG 2023 Spring Semiannual Report

Provider Trust

Through collaborative efforts with partners such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs), and various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, the OIG employs a comprehensive and data-driven approach to detect, investigate, and prosecute instances of fraud.

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Supreme Court Upholds CMS’s Vaccine Rule, Blocks OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Rule

Hall Render

In the case of the CMS IFR, the government requested dissolution of the stay in effect for that rule in many states to prevent CMS from enforcing its vaccine requirements. Justice Gorsuch noted that the power to mandate vaccines was squarely within the scope of the states’ police powers.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As CMIO of Urban Health Plan, a Bronx-based Federally-Qualified Health Center, Connelly-Flores has worked to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates via texting campaigns, online vaccine registration and other patient engagement projects focused on one of the areas in the U.S. New York City. hardest hit by the pandemic.