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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria

Healthcare It News

With rising case numbers in across the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region and the rest of Europe, a fully vaccinated status might become compulsory for the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) soon – at least in some countries. In return, the Austrian government loosened public restrictions. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage

Kaiser Health News

A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule that left hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries without coverage for nursing home care, and no way to challenge a denial. But it can have serious repercussions. The trial took place in 2019.

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Our Nursing Home Industry – A National Scandal

HIT Consultant

Many nursing homes lack the resources required to provide residents with the care they need and deserve, which results in low wages, insufficient staffing levels, high workloads and low morale. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these challenges. Our nursing facility industry is about to crumble.

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Changing Hands, Not Washing Them: CMS’ First Report on Nursing Home M&A Data

C&M Health Law

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released data —for the first time—reporting on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and changes of ownership of Medicare enrolled hospitals and nursing homes over the past six years.

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Florida Governor Signs Sweeping COVID-19 Liability Protections Into Law

The Health Law Firm

Ron DeSantis signed a bill that protects businesses, governments, and healthcare providers in Florida from COVID-19 lawsuits if they make a reasonable effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus (whatever that means).

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Sweet Land of Immunity

Bill of Health

Taffy for the nursing homes, lollipops for the device manufacturers…. the pharmacies, the hospitals, the corporate sugar rush. the poor, the sick, the hospital workers, those preparing our food. for protecting the not-sovereign sovereigns: “governments must have discretion”. (to just raise your hand.

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Struggles Over Care Will Shape the Future of Work

Bill of Health

Recall that the first COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. spread between nursing homes. These facilities, like most nursing homes, are for-profit businesses that pad their margins by cutting labor costs. In theory, all this care could be delivered in seniors’ homes and communities.