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The End of Public Health? It’s Not Dead Yet

Bill of Health

By Nicole Huberfeld Once again, health law has become a vehicle for constitutional change , with courts hollowing federal and state public health authority while also generating new challenges. In administrative law disputes, a critical aspect of public health law, clear statement rules enforce separation of powers.

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Ending of Federally Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Jackson Lewis

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that, at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, it will end COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers. The COVID-19 public health emergency also will end on the same day. Read more.

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The Supreme Court’s Rulings on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, Explained

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In a pair of rulings issued January 13 , the Supreme Court put on hold the federal vaccine-or-test requirements for large employers , but allowed federal vaccination requirements for health care workers to take effect while they are litigated in the lower federal courts.

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The Supreme Court Blocks a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for 84-Million Workers, but Upholds a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

Health Law Attorney

In June 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“ OSHA ”) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ ETS ”) that would require, amongst other things, employers with 100 or more employees to adopt a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. OSHA was empowered solely to set workplace safety standards.

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Carceral Health Care Is Designed to Fail

Bill of Health

patchwork ” system of incarceration, ultimately fall far short of the extensive regulatory framework governing Medicare/Medicaid, which shapes health care for over 83 million people in the U.S. health law and policy is the exclusion of people in custody in prisons, jails, and detention centers from Medicaid.

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As COVID-19 Public Emergency Ends, So Do Vaccination Mandates

Health Law Advisor

The federal government’s announcement that the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) declaration would end on May 11, 2023 marked the end of various federal mandates and benefits. Perhaps most importantly, numerous COVID-19 vaccination requirements are being rescinded.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccine or Testing Mandate for Large Employers, Upholds Requirement for Healthcare Workplaces

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On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) voted to block the continued enforcement of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring large employers to either require all employees to obtain their COVID19 vaccinations or submit to weekly virus testing.