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To ensure continuation of critical 1135 waivers and Medicaid coverage flexibilities, the AHA today urged Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to renew for at least another 90 days the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, and President Biden to extend for another year the…
A report by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service is warning of threats leveraging Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers by an unknown cyber actor.
The National Institutes of Health last week released a pair of studies offering fresh insights into COVID-19’s long-term effect on pediatric groups.
The National Academy of Medicine today launched Resource Compendium for Health Care Worker Well-Being, which highlights tools that are ready to be deployed and strategies to address systems issues related to health care workers’ burnout.
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dec.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Dec. 28 released guidance on how health care workers can receive expedited renewal of their Employment Authorization Document.
The AHA Dec. 29 sent a letter to UnitedHealthcare expressing concern over the carrier’s decision to change its coverage criteria for emergency-level care, as well as requesting that the plan rescind this new policy. UHC will begin reviewing claims starting Jan. 1 for emergency services to evaluate…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec.