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Nearly half of Biden's 500M free COVID tests still unclaimed

Modern Healthcare

Wild demand swings have been a subplot in the pandemic, from vaccines to hand sanitizer, along with tests. On the first day of the White House test giveaway in January, COVIDtests.gov received over 45 million orders.

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Humana Agrees To Pay $11.2 Million to End Nurses’ Overtime Suit

The Health Law Firm Blog

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2021, Humana agreed to pay $11.2 million to end claims that the health insurance company denied a group of nurses overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt employees. A Wisconsin federal judge approved the.

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Moral Status in Bioethics

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Ezio Di Nucci (University of Copenhagen), Moral Status in Bioethics, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Bioethics (forthcoming 2022): What does the “bio” stand for, in bio-ethics? You’d think such a fundamental question would have been settled with the establishment.

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Intellectual Property and Health Care at the Multilateral Level during a Pandemic COVID-19

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Daria Soldatenko (Moscow State Institute of International Relations), Intellectual Property and Health Care at the Multilateral Level during a Pandemic COVID-19, SSRN (2021): The current stage of development of the world economic system is characterized by a high degree of.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Towards Ending the Information Poverty Among Persons with Print Disabilities: A Proposed Draft (Amendment) Bill for Disability Diversification of the National Library of Nigeria

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Bizibrains Okpeh (Nigerian Bar Association), Towards Ending the Information Poverty Among Persons with Print Disabilities: A Proposed Draft (Amendment) Bill for Disability Diversification of the National Library of Nigeria, SSRN (2021): Globally, there is less information available or accessible to.

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The Risks Associated with a Pandemic Treaty: Between Global Health Security and Cosmopolitanism

HealthLaw Prof Blog

Clare Wenham (London School of Economics & Political Science), Mark Eccleston-Turner (Kings College London), Maike Voss (German Alliance on Climate Change and Health), The Risks Associated with a Pandemic Treaty: Between Global Health Security and Cosmopolitanism, SSRN (2021): In November.

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