AHLA News Archive - COVID-19

Access past AHLA articles related to the coronavirus pandemic:

CMS Head Confirms Agency Is Holding Off On Recouping COVID-19 Loans From Providers (Health Law Daily, September 21, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of September 14) (Health Law Weekly, September 18, 2020)
CMS Lifts Ban On Nursing Home Visitors (Health Law Daily, September 18, 2020)
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization To Visby Medical’s Portable PCR COVID-19 Test Kit (Health Law Daily, September 18, 2020)
NIH Grants $12M To Outreach Campaign Focusing On Minority Groups Hit Hardest By COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, September 17, 2020)
Administration Outlines Plan To Distribute Coronavirus Vaccines To Americans Free Of Charge (Health Law Daily, September 17, 2020)
Connecticut Officials Remove All Patients From Nursing Home Where Four Residents Have Died From COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, September 17, 2020)
FDA Releases Data On Performance Of COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests (Health Law Daily, September 16, 2020)
Texas Governor Sued Over COVID Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Restrictions (Health Law Daily, September 16, 2020)
Hospitals Oppose CMS Rule To Combat Fraud In COVID-19 Relief Funding Distribution (Health Law Daily, September 14, 2020)
University Of Oxford, AstraZeneca Restart COVID-19 Vaccine Trial (Health Law Daily, September 14, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of September 7) (Health Law Weekly, September 11, 2020)
Telehealth Systems Have Experienced Large Increase In Targeted Attacks Since Pandemic, Report Indicates (Health Law Daily, September 11, 2020)
Investigation Reveals Patients With COVID-19 Commingled With Uninfected Patients In Hospitals, Nursing Homes Nationwide (Health Law Daily, September 11, 2020)
Experts Identify Employees Who Work At Multiple Facilities As Major Risk Factor For COVID-19 Transmission In Nursing Homes (Health Law Daily, September 11, 2020)
HHS Expands Policy Allowing Pharmacists To Inoculate Children Three And Older (Health Law Daily, September 10, 2020)
ACA Premium Tax Credits Allowed For Medicaid-Covered COVID-19 Tests, IRS Says (Health Law Daily, September 10, 2020)
HHS OIG To Audit Medicare Payments For COVID-19 Discharges (Health Law Daily, September 10, 2020)
Nine Pharmaceutical Company CEOs Pledge To Not Seek Regulatory Approval For Coronavirus Vaccines That Have Not Been Shown To Be Safe And Effective (Health Law Daily, September 9, 2020)
GOP Stimulus Proposal Would Include Liability Protection (Health Law Daily, September 9, 2020)
Connecticut Lawmakers Seek To Address Controversial Legal Immunity Mandate For Nursing Homes, Hospitals (Health Law Daily, September 9, 2020)
Moderna Slows Enrollment In Large COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Ensure Sufficient Representation Of Minorities (Health Law Daily, September 8, 2020)
Massachusetts Lab’s Botched COVID-19 Tests Reportedly Led To Flawed Results At Numerous Nursing Homes (Health Law Daily, September 8, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of August 31) (Health Law Weekly, September 4, 2020)
Pennsylvania Nursing Home Raided By FBI After Hundreds Test Positive For COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, September 4, 2020)
White House Asks Congress To Include COVID-19 Fixes In Stopgap Funding Measure (Health Law Daily, September 3, 2020)
Assisted Living Facilities To Be Eligible For Coronavirus Relief (Health Law Daily, September 3, 2020)
Giroir Says US Government Will Send Many Rapid Coronavirus Tests To States (Health Law Daily, September 2, 2020)
National Nurses United Files OHSA Complaint Against HCA Healthcare Over Coronavirus-Related Issues (Health Law Daily, September 1, 2020)
FDA Expands Emergency Use Authorization Of Remdesivir For People Hospitalized With COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, August 31, 2020)
FDA Commissioner Promises Transparent Review Of Potential Coronavirus Vaccine (Health Law Daily, August 31, 2020)
Family Members Sue Michigan Nursing Home That Allegedly Did Not Allow Staff To Wear Masks (Health Law Daily, August 31, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of August 24) (Health Law Weekly, August 28, 2020)
White House Announces $760M Deal To Provide 150 Million Rapid Tests (Health Law Daily, August 28, 2020)
CDC Guidance Allows Nursing Homes To Ask Staff With COVID-19 To Work (Health Law Daily, August 28, 2020)
CMS To Require Positive Coronavirus Test Results From Hospitals For Medicare’s 20% Add-On Payment (Health Law Daily, August 27, 2020)
FDA Authorizes Rapid COVID-19 Test That Does Not Require Lab Equipment (Health Law Daily, August 27, 2020)
Administration Issues New COVID-19 Requirements For Hospitals, Nursing Homes (Health Law Daily, August 26, 2020)
CMS Unveils Flexibility That Can Increase Nursing Homes’ Reimbursement Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, August 25, 2020)
FDA Authorizes Use Of Convalescent Plasma For Treatment Of Patients With Severe COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, August 24, 2020)
SEIU Files Lawsuit Against HCA Alleging Violations Of Federal Pandemic Guidance (Health Law Daily, August 24, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of August 17) (Health Law Weekly, August 21, 2020)
HHS Reverses Course, Will Return Coronavirus Data Collection To CDC (Health Law Daily, August 21, 2020)
Insurers’ Cost-Sharing Waivers For COVID-19 Treatment Are Expiring For Many People, Analysis Indicates (Health Law Daily, August 21, 2020)
Coronavirus Vaccine Coverage Could Strain Budgets Of State Medicaid Programs (Health Law Daily, August 21, 2020)
FAH Tells Congress Hospitals Need More Time To Repay Advanced Medicare Payments Made At The Beginning Of The Pandemic (Health Law Daily, August 20, 2020)
HHS Extends Pandemic-Related Funding Relief Application Deadlines For Medicaid, CHIP, And Certain Medicare Providers (Health Law Daily, August 19, 2020)
CMS Unveils New Guidance For Providers Who Seek Payment For Treating Medicare Patients With COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, August 19, 2020)
National Stockpile Calls For Database On Vulnerabilities Facing Supplies, Drugs (Health Law Daily, August 18, 2020)
Report Indicates Coronavirus Cases In Nursing Homes Have Surged To All-Time High (Health Law Daily, August 18, 2020)
CMS Fines More Than 3,400 Nursing Homes Over $15M For COVID-19 Violations (Health Law Daily, August 17, 2020)
FDA Creates First List Of Medical Supplies In Short Supply (Health Law Daily, August 17, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of August 10) (Health Law Weekly, August 14, 2020)
Americans Suffering Adverse Reactions To COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Routed To Rarely Used Federal Program (Health Law Daily, August 14, 2020)
CMS Head Calls For Better Nursing Home Infection Control As COVID Cases Jump (Health Law Daily, August 14, 2020)
Researchers Say Clinical Trials For Gilead’s Remdesivir In COVID-19 Lacked Equal Representation For Diverse Groups (Health Law Daily, August 13, 2020)
Trump Administration Reaches Deal With Moderna To Manufacture, Deliver 100M Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine (Health Law Daily, August 12, 2020)
Documents Reveal States Face Supply Shortages Amid Plans To Increase Coronavirus Testing (Health Law Daily, August 11, 2020)
Michigan Governor Vetoes Bill Providing Additional Legal Protections For Health Care Facilities, Workers (Health Law Daily, August 11, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of August 3) (Health Law Weekly, August 7, 2020)
Report Says Medicare Advantage Plans And Other Stakeholders Used CMS Waivers To Enable Telehealth Access During The Pandemic (Health Law Daily, August 7, 2020)
Some States Begin To Reopen Long-Term Care Communities To Visitors (Health Law Daily, August 7, 2020)
Cuomo, In Role As New President Of Governors Association, Calls For Increased COVID-19 Aid (Health Law Daily, August 6, 2020)
Rural Hospitals Reportedly Concerned That CMS Will Penalize Them For Small-Business COVID-19 Relief Loans (Health Law Daily, August 6, 2020)
Group Of 32 State AGs Asks HHS To Invoke Federal Patent Law To Increase Supply, Lower Prices Of Remdesivir (Health Law Daily, August 5, 2020)
Trump Administration Says Insurers Can Offer Temporary Premium Reductions For Certain ACA Policies (Health Law Daily, August 5, 2020)
New York Limits Legal Immunity For Nursing Homes, Hospitals (Health Law Daily, August 4, 2020)
HHS Extends Deadline For Medicaid Providers To Apply For Federal Relief Funding (Health Law Daily, August 3, 2020)
US Federal Government Reaches $2.1 Billion Agreement With Sanofi And GlaxoSmithKline For Coronavirus Vaccines (Health Law Daily, August 3, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of July 27) (Health Law Weekly, July 31, 2020)
CMS To Implement New Hospital Codes To Track Use, Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Treatments In Real-Time (Health Law Daily, July 31, 2020)
White House Launches Campaign To Send Health Experts, Supplies To Virus Hot Spots (Health Law Daily, July 31, 2020)
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For Quest Diagnostics’ New Method For COVID-19 Tests (Health Law Daily, July 30, 2020)
FDA Issues New Directions For Submitting Approval Requests To Companies Making At-Home Coronavirus Tests (Health Law Daily, July 30, 2020)
Chicago Argues In Federal Court That HHS’ Refusal To Reopen ACA Exchanges During Pandemic Must Be Set Aside (Health Law Daily, July 29, 2020)
FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization For LabCorp Coronavirus Test For People Without Symptoms (Health Law Daily, July 29, 2020)
Senate Republicans Introduce Proposal To Establish “Strike Teams” To Assist Nursing Home Staff During Pandemic (Health Law Daily, July 28, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of July 20) (Health Law Weekly, July 24, 2020)
Lawmakers In New York Vote To Remove Parts Of COVID-19 Liability Previously Given To Nursing Homes, Other Health Care Facilities (Health Law Daily, July 24, 2020)
Trump Announces $5B In Assistance To Nursing Homes To Help Combat COVID-19 Spikes (Health Law Daily, July 23, 2020)
By End Of Year, About 31.5 Million People Will Be Uninsured Due To Pandemic-Related Job Loss, Report Estimates (Health Law Daily, July 23, 2020)
Trump Administration Announces Almost $2 Billion Contract With Pfizer And German Biotech Company For 100 Million Doses Of Coronavirus Vaccine By December (Health Law Daily, July 23, 2020)
US Health Regulators To Begin Mandating Weekly Coronavirus Testing For Nursing Home Staff In States With High Rates Of Transmission (Health Law Daily, July 23, 2020)
Trump Administration Unveils New Web Site Designed To Display COVID-19 Hospitalization Data (Health Law Daily, July 22, 2020)
HHS Says Hospitals Must Continue To Provide Religious Accommodations To Workers, Patients Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, July 22, 2020)
HHS Creating Online Forum To Receive Input From Private Companies, Researchers, Labs On How Government Can Improve Coronavirus Testing (Health Law Daily, July 22, 2020)
Officials Defend New HHS Coronavirus Data Site Replacing CDC Program (Health Law Daily, July 21, 2020)
HHS To Distribute $10B In Second Round Of COVID-19 High Impact Area Funding To Hospitals (Health Law Daily, July 20, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of July 13) (Health Law Weekly, July 17, 2020)
Senate Republicans Want Federal Courts To Decide COVID-19 Personal Injury, Medical Liability Suits (Health Law Daily, July 17, 2020)
House Measure Seeks To Preserve Expanded Telehealth Services For Medicare Beneficiaries (Health Law Daily, July 17, 2020)
CDC COVID “Dashboard” Reinstated After Complaints (Health Law Daily, July 17, 2020)
CDC Prepares To Issue Guidance On Reducing “Unnecessary” COVID-19 Testing, Official Says (Health Law Daily, July 17, 2020)
Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Models Used By Health Insurers To Set Next Year’s Premium, Copay Pricing (Health Law Daily, July 16, 2020)
PPE Shortages Resurface Amidst COVID-19 Surges (Health Law Daily, July 16, 2020)
Trump Administration Orders Hospitals To Send COVID-19 Data Directly To HHS, Not CDC (Health Law Daily, July 15, 2020)
FDA Says Pharmacies Can Produce, Sell Promising COVID-19 Therapy (Health Law Daily, July 15, 2020)
Trump Administration To Offer “Point Of Care” Coronavirus Testing At Nursing Homes, Verma Says (Health Law Daily, July 15, 2020)
Some 5.4 Million Americans Lost Health Care Coverage Between February And May, Analysis Estimates (Health Law Daily, July 14, 2020)
Trump Administration To Recommend Governors Send National Guard To Help Hospitals Improve Coronavirus Data Collection (Health Law Daily, July 14, 2020)
For COVID-19 Health Care Services, Private Payers Pay More Than Twice The Medicare Reimbursement Rate, Brief Demonstrates (Health Law Daily, July 14, 2020)
For-Profit Health Care Providers Must Pay Taxes On COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Grants, IRS Clarifies (Health Law Daily, July 14, 2020)
HHS Announces Plans To Send $3 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Grants To Safety-Net Hospitals (Health Law Daily, July 13, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Weeks of June 29 and July 6) (Health Law Weekly, July 10, 2020)
Los Angeles City Attorney Accuses Nursing Home Of Dumping Long-Term Residents For COVID-19 Patients With Higher Reimbursements (Health Law Daily, July 10, 2020)
Trump Administration Preparing Executive Order Mandating Domestic Drug Production (Health Law Daily, July 9, 2020)
Efforts To Reduce Number Of People Being Taken Off Medicaid Amid Pandemic Are Boosting Program’s Enrollment Surge, Insurers Say (Health Law Daily, July 9, 2020)
Democratic Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration To Fix Guidelines Which Allegedly Allow Insurers To Deny Claims For COVID-19 Testing (Health Law Daily, July 8, 2020)
Personal Protective Gear Supply Said To Be Running Low Again As Coronavirus Continues To Spread Across US (Health Law Daily, July 8, 2020)
Trump Administration To Sponsor “Surge” COVID-19 Testing In Three Cities (Health Law Daily, July 8, 2020)
Employers Struggling To Balance Workplace Safety For COVID-19 With Cost, Privacy Concerns (Health Law Daily, July 7, 2020)
FDA Issues Emergency Authorization For Combined COVID-19, Influenza Test (Health Law Daily, July 7, 2020)
House Dems’ State And Foreign Operations Spending Bill Includes $10B For Coronavirus Response, Requires Administration To Send WHO Funds (Health Law Daily, July 6, 2020)
Kroger’s Coronavirus Home Sample Collection Kit Approved By FDA (Health Law Daily, July 2, 2020)
Pandemic Delaying Launches Of New Drugs (Health Law Daily, July 2, 2020)
FDA Says COVID-19 Vaccine Must Be At Least 50% Effective To Be Approved (Health Law Daily, July 1, 2020)
FDA Commissioner Says There Are More Than 144 Active Trials For Therapeutic Agents For COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, July 1, 2020)
FDA Clears COVID-19 Antibody Test For Emergency Use (Health Law Daily, June 30, 2020)
Gilead Announces Pricing For Remdesivir (Health Law Daily, June 30, 2020)
Inovio Cannot Force Supplier To Share COVID-19 Vaccine Tech, Pennsylvania State Judge Says (Health Law Daily, June 29, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of June 22) (Health Law Weekly, June 26, 2020)
Nearly Half A Million People Who Lost Health Insurance Amid Economic Shutdown Have Gotten Coverage Through HealthCare.gov, Report Says (Health Law Daily, June 26, 2020)
GAO Report Criticizes US Government’s Response To Coronavirus Outbreak (Health Law Daily, June 26, 2020)
Federal Government Ends Support For 13 Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Sites Including Seven In Texas (Health Law Daily, June 25, 2020)
Children’s Hospitals, Other Providers Claim They Were Excluded From COVID-19 Aid (Health Law Daily, June 24, 2020)
Trump Administration Says Insurers Not Required To Cover Work-Mandated COVID-19 Tests (Health Law Daily, June 24, 2020)
Pandemic May Delay Changes To Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law Regulations (Health Law Daily, June 23, 2020)
Pandemic Impacting Reliability Of Workplace Health Data As Experts Attempt To Understand Coronavirus’ Effect On Workplace Health (Health Law Daily, June 23, 2020)
Study Suggests Nursing Home Staffing, Quality Are Linked To COVID-19 Cases (Health Law Daily, June 22, 2020)
Hospitals Ask Congress For More Time To Repay CARES Act Medicare Loans (Health Law Daily, June 22, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of June 15) (Health Law Weekly, June 19, 2020)
Nursing Home Residents Account For Over A Quarter Of Coronavirus Deaths In US, Data Indicate (Health Law Daily, June 19, 2020)
HHS Says Health Care Providers Will Not Have To Submit Report On How They Spent COVID-19 Relief Grants By July 10 (Health Law Daily, June 19, 2020)
Senators Hope To Extend Telehealth Into Rural Areas Of US (Health Law Daily, June 17, 2020)
NIH Launches Centralized Nationwide Platform For Data On Patients With Coronavirus (Health Law Daily, June 17, 2020)
House Coronavirus Subcommittee Launches Probe Into Nursing Home Companies, CMS Pandemic Response (Health Law Daily, June 17, 2020)
FDA Withdraws Emergency Use Authorization For Hydroxychloroquine And Chloroquine As Treatments For Patients With COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, June 16, 2020)
CMS To Relax Enforcement Of Medical Loss Ratio Report Due To Pandemic (Health Law Daily, June 16, 2020)
Two Senators Introduce Bill That Would Create A $50 Million Fund For Remote Patient Monitoring Programs In Rural Areas (Health Law Daily, June 15, 2020)
Bill Seeks To Make Medicare Reimbursement For Some Telemedicine Services Permanent (Health Law Daily, June 15, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of June 8) (Health Law Weekly, June 12, 2020)
Some PPE Received From Government Is Unusable, Nursing Homes Say (Health Law Daily, June 12, 2020)
HHS Awards $8 Million To Expand Training And Assistance For Community Health Centers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, June 12, 2020)
US, State Health Officials Reportedly Refusing To Provide Native American Tribes With Coronavirus Data (Health Law Daily, June 12, 2020)
New York City EMS Workers Suing City For Allegedly Retaliating Against Them For Speaking Publicly On Experiences During Pandemic (Health Law Daily, June 12, 2020)
FDA Looks To Quickly Review Treatments, Tests For COVID-19, Commissioner Says (Health Law Daily, June 11, 2020)
New York Relaxes Requirements On Coronavirus Testing For Nursing Home Staff From Twice-Per-Week To Weekly (Health Law Daily, June 11, 2020)
HHS Announces It Will Distribute $25 Billion In COVID-19 Aid To Certain Hospitals (Health Law Daily, June 10, 2020)
Administration Recommends Health Care Facilities Provide Non-Emergency Care In Regions On Phase Two Of Reopening (Health Law Daily, June 10, 2020)
Verma Pushing For Expanded Telehealth Access Once COVID-19 Pandemic Has Been Tackled (Health Law Daily, June 10, 2020)
CMS To Implement A “Glide Path” When Removing Temporary Waivers Implement During The Pandemic (Health Law Daily, June 9, 2020)
FDA May Delay Processing Of Applications That Don’t Address COVID-19 By A Month Or Two (Health Law Daily, June 9, 2020)
Texas Refuses To Release Data On COVID-19, Nursing Homes As CMS Releases Its Own Data (Health Law Daily, June 8, 2020)
COVID-19 Updates and Developments (Week of June 1) (Health Law Weekly, June 5, 2020)
US Laboratories To Be Required To Collect Demographic Information On Those Receiving Coronavirus Tests Beginning August 1 (Health Law Daily, June 5, 2020)
Bipartisan Members Of Congress Urge Trump Administration To Send Emergency COVID-19 Funding To Medicaid Providers (Health Law Daily, June 4, 2020)
HHS Alters Rules For $50B In COVID-19 Aid For Providers (Health Law Daily, June 3, 2020)
Almost 26,000 Nursing Home Residents Have Died From COVID-19, Feds Say (Health Law Daily, June 2, 2020)
Several Insurers Extend COVID-19 Testing Coverage Period (Health Law Daily, June 1, 2020)
Number Of Health Care Organizations That Breach Debt Covenants May Increase In 2020 Due To Pandemic (Health Law Daily, June 1, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of May 25) (Health Law Weekly, May 29, 2020)
Coronavirus Pandemic Continues To Impact Supplies Of Many Prescription Drugs (Health Law Daily, May 29, 2020)
Executives Say Lack Of Funding, Access To Testing Supplies Stopping Nursing Homes From Testing Staff, Residents For COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, May 29, 2020)
At Least Eight Lawsuits Filed Against Kansas Nursing Home Where 36 People Have Died From Coronavirus (Health Law Daily, May 29, 2020)
OSHA Opens Hundreds Of Inspections Of Health Care Facilities Due To Worker Deaths Or Hospitalizations (Health Law Daily, May 28, 2020)
Group Of Representatives Ask Congress To Extend Relaxed Telehealth Regulations To Collect More Data And Examine Whether The Changes Should Be Made Permanent (Health Law Daily, May 27, 2020)
Hospitals With Deep Financial Reserves Reportedly Receiving More Federal COVID-19 Aid Than Smaller, Poorer Hospitals (Health Law Daily, May 26, 2020)
HHS To Send Nursing Homes $4.9B In Coronavirus Aid (Health Law Daily, May 26, 2020)
At Least 50% Of States Unable To Meet White House Objective Of Testing All Nursing Home Residents, Workers, Analysis Finds (Health Law Daily, May 26, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of May 18) (Health Law Weekly, May 22, 2020)
Officials Invoking Provision Of Defense Production Act To Shield Companies From Antitrust Regulations In Effort To Bolster Medical Supplies (Health Law Daily, May 22, 2020)
FDA Removes 27 Companies From List Of Vendors Who Have Notified Agency They Are Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests And Plan To Apply For Emergency Use Authorization (Health Law Daily, May 22, 2020)
GAO Report Finds Nursing Homes Were Doing Poor Job Of Preventing Infections Before Pandemic (Health Law Daily, May 22, 2020)
Group Of Unions Allege McLaren Health Care Hospitals Violated Labor Laws By Withholding Information On Finances, Personal Protective Equipment (Health Law Daily, May 22, 2020)
Critical-Access, Acute-Care Hospitals Received More Than 80% Of $100 Billion CMS Sent To Providers During Pandemic (Health Law Daily, May 21, 2020)
FTC Warns Some Nursing Homes Are Taking Residents’ Stimulus Checks (Health Law Daily, May 20, 2020)
FDA To Launch New Research Project Focused On Real-World Evidence To Learn More About COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, May 20, 2020)
Administration To Build Stockpile Of Key Drug Ingredients (Health Law Daily, May 19, 2020)
CDC Plans Nationwide Coronavirus Antibody Study To Track Virus’ Spread (Health Law Daily, May 19, 2020)
Federal Authorities Urging Governors To Use “Extreme Caution” When Reopening Nursing Homes (Health Law Daily, May 19, 2020)
Governors Whose States Have Large Budget Shortfalls Reportedly Considering Medicaid Cuts (Health Law Daily, May 18, 2020)
“Large Swath” Of Health System Infrastructure That Serves Medicaid Population Left Out Of COVID-19 Relief Funding (Health Law Daily, May 18, 2020)
States Face Hurdles To Get People To Trust Contact Tracing Technology (Health Law Daily, May 18, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of May 11) (Health Law Weekly, May 15, 2020)
Democrats Present Legislation Aimed At Protecting Health Data During COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, May 15, 2020)
AMA, Other Medical Groups Ask Trump Administration To Provide More Help To ACOs (Health Law Daily, May 15, 2020)
President Trump Announces Plan To Reconfigure National Stockpile (Health Law Daily, May 15, 2020)
Some Hospital Workers Report They Have Not Been Notified Of Exposures To Co-Workers, Patients With COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, May 14, 2020)
Approximately 27 Million People May Lose Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage Amidst Pandemic, Study Indicates (Health Law Daily, May 14, 2020)
States Concerned About Possibly Delayed COVID-19 Medicaid Relief (Health Law Daily, May 14, 2020)
McConnell Preparing Broad Coronavirus Liability Bill (Health Law Daily, May 13, 2020)
House Democrats Announce New Coronavirus Relief Measure (Health Law Daily, May 13, 2020)
Millions In Pandemic Relief Funds Have Gone To Providers Who Have Paid Criminal Penalties (Health Law Daily, May 12, 2020)
Tennessee Governor’s Decision To Release Positive COVID-19 Test Results To First Responders Raises Privacy Concerns (Health Law Daily, May 12, 2020)
Medicare Change Allows Pharmacies To Run COVID-19 Tests More Easily (Health Law Daily, May 12, 2020)
As Unemployment Surges, 43 Million People In US May Lose Health Insurance, Research Projects (Health Law Daily, May 11, 2020)
Federal Health Regulators Developing Guidelines To Reopen Nursing Homes (Health Law Daily, May 11, 2020)
Nursing Homes In New York Must Test Staffers For Coronavirus Twice A Week (Health Law Daily, May 11, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of May 4) (Health Law Weekly, May 8, 2020)
California Hospital Association Asks State For $1 Billion To Offset Losses From Pandemic (Health Law Daily, May 8, 2020)
FDA Releases New Guidelines For Developing, Marketing At-Home Coronavirus Diagnostic Tests (Health Law Daily, May 8, 2020)
Patients In Short-Term Health Plans May See Big COVID-19 Bills (Health Law Daily, May 7, 2020)
US, UK Update Joint Advisory To Hospitals, Medical Institutions To Warn Of Hackers Seeking To Obtain Intelligence On Health Care Policy, COVID-19 Research (Health Law Daily, May 7, 2020)
Utah Governor Signs Bill Protecting Businesses From Liability Over Coronavirus Cases (Health Law Daily, May 6, 2020)
HHS: Protect Patient Privacy When Inviting Media Coverage (Health Law Daily, May 6, 2020)
News Organizations Sue Arizona Health Department Over Information On COVID-19 In Nursing Homes (Health Law Daily, May 6, 2020)
Some States Reportedly See Artificially Low COVID-19 Case Counts Due To Inconsistent Reporting Standards (Health Law Daily, May 5, 2020)
FDA Orders Companies Selling Coronavirus Antibody Tests To Submit Data Proving Accuracy Within 10 Days (Health Law Daily, May 5, 2020)
Long-Term Care Industry Seeks Protection From Lawsuits During Pandemic (Health Law Daily, May 4, 2020)
US District Court Dismisses Nurses’ Lawsuit Against Hospital For Allegedly Failing To Curb Spread Of Coronavirus (Health Law Daily, May 4, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Development (Week of April 27) (Health Law Weekly, May 1, 2020)
Trump Administration Reportedly Not Extending COVID-19 Assistance To Medicaid Providers (Health Law Daily, May 1, 2020)
CMS Temporarily Waives Requirements For COVID-19 Testing (Health Law Daily, May 1, 2020)
Republican Senators Introduce Coronavirus-Related Data Privacy Bill (Health Law Daily, May 1, 2020)
Trump Administration Launches “Operation Warp Speed” To Accelerate Development Of Coronavirus Vaccine (Health Law Daily, April 30, 2020)
Number Of Nursing Homes Publicly Reporting Coronavirus Cases More Than Doubles (Health Law Daily, April 30, 2020)
Long-Term Care Patients Sue Pennsylvania Health Department Over COVID-19 Cases (Health Law Daily, April 29, 2020)
HHS Allows Air Ambulance Companies To Access COVID-19 Relief Funds (Health Law Daily, April 29, 2020)
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Damaged Hospitals Financially, Report Indicates (Health Law Daily, April 29, 2020)
Home Health Agencies Call For Change To Some Medicare Benefits To Allow More Patients To Get IV Drugs At Home During Pandemic (Health Law Daily, April 28, 2020)
Testing Partnership To Be Announced Between White House, National Retailers (Health Law Daily, April 28, 2020)
Coronavirus Cases At Nursing Homes Will Reportedly Result In Private Litigation Under Federal Anti-Fraud Statute (Health Law Daily, April 28, 2020)
Trump Signs $484B Coronavirus Bill To Aid Hospitals, Employers (Health Law Daily, April 27, 2020)
SBA Program Will Allow Most Rural Hospitals To Apply For Forgivable Loans (Health Law Daily, April 27, 2020)
FDA Considers Changing Policy On COVID-19 Antibody Tests As Inaccurate Tests Flood The Market (Health Law Daily, April 27, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of April 20) (Health Law Weekly, April 24, 2020)
House Approves $484 Billion Coronavirus Relief Package For Small Businesses, Hospitals, Testing (Health Law Daily, April 24, 2020)
CMS Unveils Toolkit To Remove Barriers To Telehealth For Medicaid, CHIP Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, April 24, 2020)
Lawsuits Claim Georgia Senior Care Home Failed To Protect Residents Amid Coronavirus Outbreak (Health Law Daily, April 24, 2020)
HHS Announces $40 Billion Federal Grant Funds To Be Given To Rural Hospitals, COVID-19 Hotspots (Health Law Daily, April 23, 2020)
Washington State Receives First Medicaid Section 1115 Emergency Waiver Approved By CMS (Health Law Daily, April 23, 2020)
Doctors Using Zoom Still Must Comply With HIPAA (Health Law Daily, April 22, 2020)
ONC, CMS Give Health Companies More Time To Implement Interoperability Rules In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, April 22, 2020)
FDA Approves First At-Home, Self-Swab Coronavirus Test Kit (Health Law Daily, April 22, 2020)
CMS To Require Nursing Homes To Provide Data On COVID-19 Cases, Deaths (Health Law Daily, April 21, 2020)
Some States Require Nursing Homes To Accept Patients Discharged From Hospital Still Recovering From COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, April 21, 2020)
Nurses Union Files Suit Against NY State Health Department, Hospitals For Failure To Provide PPE (Health Law Daily, April 21, 2020)
California, Virginia Take Different Tacks On Restrictions On Nurse Practitioners During COVID-19 Pandemic (Health Law Daily, April 20, 2020)
NIH Launches Public-Private Partnership To Accelerate Development Of Treatment Options And Vaccine For Coronavirus (Health Law Daily, April 20, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of April 13) (Health Law Weekly, April 17, 2020)
President Trump Says Governors Will Be “Calling The Shots” On When To Reopen (Health Law Daily, April 17, 2020)
FDA Allows Compounders To Manufacture Drugs For Patients With Novel Coronavirus On Ventilators (Health Law Daily, April 17, 2020)
CMS Considering Making Changes To Telehealth Rules Permanent Once COVID-19 Pandemic Ends (Health Law Daily, April 16, 2020)
Providers Reportedly Face Uptick In Cyberattacks Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (Health Law Daily, April 16, 2020)
Clarifying Whether Some Data-Sharing Is Allowed Under HIPAA Was Reportedly A Major Theme At COVID-19 Hearing (Health Law Daily, April 16, 2020)
Life Care Center In Washington State Faces First Lawsuit Alleging Wrongful Death, Fraud Over Coronavirus Outbreak (Health Law Daily, April 16, 2020)
New York Nurses Union Will Sue State Health Department, Hospitals Over Equipment Shortages (Health Law Daily, April 16, 2020)
Government Officials Create Public Health Strategy To Combat Coronavirus, Reopen US (Health Law Daily, April 15, 2020)
Some Members Of Congress Introduce Legislation That Would Require Federal Government To Share Coronavirus Data That Can Be Broken Down By Race (Health Law Daily, April 15, 2020)
Apple Sharing Apple Maps Location Data To Assist COVID-19 Research (Health Law Daily, April 15, 2020)
OCR Exempts COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Sites From HIPAA Penalties (Health Law Daily, April 14, 2020)
Governors Press For Special Obamacare Enrollment Period Amid Pandemic (Health Law Daily, April 14, 2020)
At Least 2,300 Long-Term Care Facilities In 37 States Have COVID-19 Cases, Data Indicate (Health Law Daily, April 14, 2020)
Trump Administration’s Relaxed Referral Rules May Not Provide Blanket Protection For Some Providers (Health Law Daily, April 13, 2020)
Private Insurers Required To Provide Free COVID-19 Antibody Tests (Health Law Daily, April 13, 2020)
Eli Lilly Begins Clinical Testing Of Baricitinib For COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, April 13, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of April 4) (Health Law Weekly, April 10, 2020)
Senators Block Quick Passage Of Latest Coronavirus Aid Bill (Health Law Daily, April 10, 2020)
White House Says Hospitals Must Agree Not To Send “Surprise” Medical Bills To Patients Treated For COVID-19 (Health Law Daily, April 10, 2020)
HHS Eases Regulations On Some Privacy Violations At Coronavirus Testing Sites (Health Law Daily, April 10, 2020)
FDA Warns Developers Of Serological Tests For COVID-19 That They May Face Enforcement For Falsely Claiming To Have FDA Approval (Health Law Daily, April 9, 2020)
HHS Employees Tell House Committee Strategic National Stockpile Is Depleted (Health Law Daily, April 9, 2020)
First Responders Receiving COVID-19 Patient Information (Health Law Daily, April 9, 2020)
States, Federal Government Coordinating Efforts To Fight Coronavirus Fraud (Health Law Daily, April 8, 2020)
Trump Administration Says Federal Government Will Reimburse Hospitals Treating Uninsured Patients With Coronavirus (Health Law Daily, April 6, 2020)
COVID-19: Updates and Developments (Week of March 29) (Health Law Weekly, April 3, 2020)
Providers Who Make Life-Or-Death Decisions During Coronavirus Pandemic May Face Lawsuits (Health Law Daily, April 3, 2020)
FDA Issues EUA For Hydroxychloroquine, Chloroquine For Coronavirus Treatment (Health Law Daily, March 30, 2020)