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May 2021    Volume 2 Issue 5
Health Law Connections

The Emergence of COVID-19 in America and Its Significant Effect on the SNF Industry

AHLA thanks the leaders of the Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group for contributing this feature article.
  • May 01, 2021
  • William Hopkins , Spencer Fane LLP
  • Rochelle Sandell , Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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There is nothing that has impacted the entirety of American society, as well as the health care industry, like the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has tested and challenged every aspect of how we live, work, socialize, and provide and seek health care. While much has been written about the health care industry’s response to COVID-19, this article focuses on the pandemic’s effects on the U.S. skilled nursing facility (SNF) population, as well as the regulatory landscape during the initial months of the pandemic.

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