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Nursing home operators remain in limbo as the Supreme Court is due to hear arguments on Friday over the constitutionality of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate. Healthcare litigators and other legal experts expect it will be much easier to repeal previously ordered lower court injunctions, …

Andrew Behrman, MBA, is the president and CEO of the Florida Association of Community Health Centers (FACHC), which provides resources such as COVID-19 testing and vaccinations at hundreds of primary and skilled health care centers in federal level (FQHC) across Florida. Across the various clinics, FACHC provides a vital safety …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky hospitals that meet federal quality measures can receive up to $ 1.1 billion in additional payments for Medicaid services next year, Governor Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The funding, available through a federally approved and state-led payment model, helps provide and expand quality health care to …

TALLAHASSEE – By saying it’s among ‘unprotected’ states, Florida is pushing full federal appeals court to at least temporarily block a Biden administration rule that would require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID -19. David Costello, deputy state attorney general, filed a document Wednesday afternoon with the 11th U.S. …

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced today that it has the green light to launch its long-term commitment to transform and strengthen Medi-Cal. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) proposal which will launch on January …

United States: State Attorneys General Tackle National Health Crises, One Person at a Time (podcast) December 28, 2021 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. self Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast State Attorneys General Speak to National Health Crises, One Person …

More Americans go hungry as child tax credit ends Democrats in Congress have made major changes to the child tax credit for fiscal 2021. The credit increased from $ 2,000, of which $ 1,400 was reimbursable, to $ 3,600 per child under six and $ 3,000 for each child from …

The Exceptional Community Hospital-Maricopa is open [Stock] The city’s first hospital opened on Wednesday, bringing 24-hour emergency care and inpatient services to Maricopa for the first time. With this opening came questions about the insurance plans taken out by the hospital. According to Exceptional Healthcare CEO Saeed Mahboubi, the new …

Greetings. I live in Long Lake and have been a member of the Campaign for NY Health for five years. The only goal of the campaign is the enactment of the NY Health Act. For those of you who may not be familiar with the term, “single payer” health care …

Seniors’ service organizations are now urging the Biden administration to provide flexibility to limit nursing home visits, citing expected increases in COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidelines in November allowing visits for “all residents at any time.” While visitors …