U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge George Daniels on Thursday issued a nationwide injunction against the Trump Administration’s public charge rule, citing ongoing and urgent concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Recall, the Trump Administration’s public charge rule, finalized last year, enables federal immigration officials to deny entry or legal…
Read More »Late this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidance for K-12 school administrators who are preparing for students, teachers, and staff to return to school for in-person instruction this fall. The guidance, which includes various tools and resources, details mitigation strategies (e.g., social distancing, face coverings, cohorting), communication and messaging…
Read More »The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week announced a series of initiatives intended to protect nursing home residents throughout the country from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These actions include: $5 Billion in Additional Funding – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will dedicate $5 billion of the Provider…
Read More »The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) this week released a report detailing hardship facing millions of Americans amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for key additional relief measures in forthcoming Congressional legislation. The report highlights emerging data showing a large and growing number of households are struggling to afford food and are…
Read More »On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in the case of Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, determining on a 7-2 vote that employers with a “religious or moral objection” to providing contraceptive coverage to their employees may indeed opt out of the requirement without penalty. Recall, under the Affordable Care Act…
Read More »The Trump Administration this week sent a letter notifying the United Nations of its planned departure from the World Health Organization (WHO), effective July 6, 2021. The move by the Trump Administration follows an indefinite hold on all funding to the WHO ordered by President Donald Trump in April. President Trump expressed concerns over the…
Read More »The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced today the release of an additional $4 billion of Provider Relief Funds, provided through the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, for safety net hospitals and specialty rural hospitals that may not have met initial criteria for qualification. Approximately $3 billion…
Read More »The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will hold a webinar on Thursday, July 2 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for local health officials and preparedness coordinators to discuss the national-local response to COVID-19. The goals of the webinar…
Read More »At the eleventh hour on Thursday evening, the Trump Administration filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its entirety is unconstitutional after Congress eliminated the individual tax penalty in late 2017. In the brief, Solicitor General Noel Francisco stated that all other remaining provisions of the ACA…
Read More »On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s Office announced that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) certified California-based BYD North America’s production of N95 respirators for the state. Recall, the Newsom Administration in April entered into a $990 million contract with BYD North America to supply N95 respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE)….
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