Medicare issues request for information from stakeholders. The Department of Health and Human Services announced a Request for Information this week to receive feedback from those enrolled in…
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VA Plans to Roll Out Electronic Health Records by 2024
Hopes to streamline health care for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has created an updated plan to fully modernize their system for tracking health records by…
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National Guard Called to Help Hospitals with Omicron Surge
President promises support from military health professionals. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has continued to surge, causing a strain on hospitals that are short-staffed. But Omicron is overwhelming…
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Supreme Court Declines Religious Vaccine Exemption
NY healthcare workers had argued for First Amendment religious freedom. The United States Supreme Court declined to block New York’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, which does…
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Medicare Part B Premiums to Increase
Deductibles will be higher as well. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the standard premium for Medicare’s outpatient care coverage will jump by 14.5% for 2022. The number…
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Healthcare Workers Face January 4 Vaccine Deadline
More than 17 million workers to be affected. Staff at healthcare facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs have until January 4, 2022, to comply with a recently issued…
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Vaccine Mandate Case
Emergency appeal filed by Maine health workers. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an emergency appeal of a vaccine requirement imposed on health care workers in Maine.…
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President Travels to Midwest to Promote Spending Bills
Calls for competitiveness rather than complacency for American economy. On Tuesday, President Biden traveled to Howell, Michigan, to lobby for Americans’ support for his “Build Back Better” initiative.…
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CDC Expands Covid Booster Shot Eligibility List
Includes the elderly, the immunocompromised, and healthcare workers. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their endorsement of booster shots for not only Americans over…
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Provides clinicians with directions on reporting infectious refugee disease. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidance for healthcare workers who encounter evacuees from Afghanistan…
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