COVID-19 wrongful death claim can move forward as assisted living provider appeals to move case to federal...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 21, 2023
A COVID-19 wrongful death lawsuit against a Pennsylvania assisted living community can move forward in state court after a district court denied a federal immunity protection argument to move the case...
COVID-19 public health emergency will end May 11: President Biden
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 30, 2023
The COVID-19 national and public health emergency declarations will end on May 11, President Biden announced Monday afternoon in a statement to Congress.
COVID-19 public health emergency extended again, maybe for the last time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2023
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 has been renewed again for what many experts believe will be the last time.
25 governors call on feds to ‘move on’ from pandemic, end COVID-19 public health emergency
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2022
Twenty-five Republican governors have signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to end the COVID-19 public health emergency, saying “it is time we move on from the pandemic and get back to life as normal.”
COVID-19 digital memorial binds strangers through shared grief
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2022
Alex Goldstein started a Twitter feed he called FacesOfCOVID for his own personal catharsis, he found that it provided a space for public recognition and memorial when those opportunities were limited.
COVID-19 public health emergency will not end in January: reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2022
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 will not end in January, according to published reports.
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
COVID-19 public health emergency extended again
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2022
The federal public health emergency related to COVID-19 was renewed Friday “[a]s a result of the continued consequences” of the pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
AHCA/NCAL, 15 other groups pressure HHS to extend public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2022
The official start of summer is more than a month away, but 16 national organizations, including the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, were thinking of fall and the...
Public health emergency extended 90 more days
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 14, 2022
The federal public health emergency related to COVID-19 is being renewed effective Saturday, when the existing one was set to expire, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.