For the third time in as many weeks, providers were handed conflicting decisions from two different federal appellate courts: the Fifth Circuit reversed the nationwide ban except in the 14 states named in the District litigation, whereas the Eight Circuit upheld the ban in 10 states. As a result of this most recent flurry of […]
CMS Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate
Just days after the two federal courts issues preliminary injunctions against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for health care workers, the agency published a memorandum announcing that it would be appealing both decisions, but would not enforce the rule while the cases work through the court system. In its’ December […]
Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers Blocked
Providers have, once again, been left in a tenuous position after two federal courts issued orders blocking the previously-issued vaccine mandate from taking effect less than a week before its first effective date. In November, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (“CMS”) advised that all healthcare workers in any setting accepting Medicaid or Medicare reimbursement […]
CMS Nursing Home Staff Vaccination Mandate
CMS issued an Interim Final Rule “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination” on November 5, 2021. Generally, this Rule requires that providers ensure their staff members have received the first dose of the COVID vaccine by December 6, 2021, and the second dose by January 4, 2022, as a condition of […]
Round 2 Application Filing Window for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Opens Today
$200 Million in New Funding Available for SNF Telehealth Systems Applications are now open through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program to Support Healthcare Providers. Allocated funds will assist SNFs to purchase the necessary systems with which to employ telehealth services in their facilities. These funds, which were included in the […]
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