4/25/2023 3:25:08 PM HHS Proposes Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments By Peter Terreri On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced its plan to maintain access to COVID-19 vaccines...
1/31/2023 5:14:47 AM Administration may end public health emergencies in May 2023 By Matthew Loughran The Biden Administration plans to put an end to the COVID-19 health emergencies on May 11, 2023, according to a Statement of...
1/12/2022 5:29:45 PM HHS issues Guidance on permitted HIPAA disclosures to prevent gun violence By Brad Rostolsky Catherine David Whitney Petrie According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, firearm injuries are a serious public health problem in the United States....
4/5/2021 7:39:24 PM Florida joins the ranks of states offering protections to businesses and health care providers from COVID-19 related lawsuits By Jessica Christensen During a press conference on Monday, March 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 72, which grants civil immunity to...
10/13/2020 4:59:39 PM New Executive Order seeks to address COVID-19 impact on mental health By Lauren Bentlage Arielle Lusardi On October 5, 2020, the White House issued President Trump’s Executive Order on Saving Lives Through Increased Support for Mental- and...
6/1/2020 7:08:10 PM OIG releases strategic plan for oversight of COVID-19 response By Vicki Tankle Following the distribution of billions of relief aid to healthcare providers and amidst the guidance issued around reopening of nursing...
5/21/2020 10:31:13 PM HHS Office of General Counsel advises that the PREP Act preempts state and local requirements that prevent pharmacists from testing for COVID-19 By Megan Engel Jessica Christensen Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel issued Advisory Opinion 20-02, which...
2/28/2020 1:12:32 AM CDC Offers Guidance to Health Providers on ICD-10 Coding for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Encounters By Rebecca Dittrich Scot T. Hasselman The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released official diagnosis coding guidance for health care encounters and...
2/26/2020 9:44:43 PM Potential Tensions Lie Ahead Between Federal and State Authorities Over the Application of CDC Quarantine Powers By Scot T. Hasselman Jessica Christensen Rebecca Dittrich According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although there have been imported cases of Covid-19 detected in...
2/12/2020 10:40:46 PM Analysis: Navigating US federal and state rules during the novel coronavirus public health emergency By Scot T. Hasselman The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, also known as “SARS-CoV-2”) has been declared a public health emergency (PHE) by the U.S. Department of...
1/27/2020 9:29:47 PM January Congressional Hearings Focus on Cannabis, Opioids, Other Health Priorities By Debra McCurdy Health policy has been the focus of several House Energy and Commerce Committee hearings this month. Notably, the Energy and Commerce...