On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a nationwide stay of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)‘s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) vaccine-or-test mandate that was issued on November 5, 2021. The court granted the
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US OSHA issues COVID vaccine and testing Emergency Temporary Standard
On Friday, November 5, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) “to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers (100 or more employees) from the risk of contracting COVID-19 by strongly encouraging vaccination.”…
CMS Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Interim Final Rule
On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule requiring that Medicare-certified providers implement policies for vaccination of all health care workers against COVID-19. Compliance with the requirement will be a Condition…
CMS issues Calendar Year 2022 OPPS/ASC Payment System final rule
On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”)released its Calendar Year (“CY”) 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (“ASC”) Payment System final rule. This final rule is scheduled to…
COVID-19 Update: Panel of FDA Vaccine Advisers Vote in Favor of Vaccination for Children
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee members voted to approve vaccinations for children aged 5 through 11. Specifically, the panel addressed the following question: “Based on the totality of scientific evidence available,…
COVID-19 Update: White House Plan for Vaccinating Children
On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, the White House discussed in a press conference its plan for vaccinating children aged 5 through 11. The White House stated it has worked closely with “governors, pediatricians, pharmacies, community health centers, rural health centers,…
COVID-19 update: Efficacy of mask use and vaccinations for children
On October 1, 2021, the CDC issued its weekly “Morbidity and Mortality” report and noted according to a July 1 – September 4, 2021 study that “[s]chool mask requirements, in combination with other prevention strategies, including COVID-19 vaccination,…
COVID-19 update: CDC panel recommends Pfizer booster shot for some
On September 23, 2021, a panel of experts from the CDC, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (“ACIP”), recommended that three categories of people should receive a COVID-19 booster shot: (1) those aged 65 and older; (2) those in long-term…
COVID-19 update: Availability of the Pfizer vaccine
On September 17, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee rejected Pfizer’s application for the booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine for all individuals. The advisory committee was tasked with discussing Pfizer’s…
CMS issues proposed rule repealing Medicare pending new “reasonable and necessary” definition and HHS issues proposed rule implementing provisions of the No Surprises Act
On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a proposed rule that would, among other things, repeal the pending new definition for items and services that are considered “reasonable and necessary” under Medicare Parts…