Thursday, December 16, 2021: D.C. News

A federal appeals court effectively revived the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for health workers at hospitals that receive federal funding in roughly half of the U.S. The procedural ruling by the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Providers

Several major health systems across the U.S. have dropped their vaccine mandates after a federal court temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for health workers. Cleveland Clinic, Advent Health, Tenet Healthcare, and HCA Healthcare are some of...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Providers

The Supreme Court refused to halt a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers in New York that does not offer an exemption for religious reasons. The court acted on emergency appeals filed by doctors, nurses, and other medical workers who say they are being...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Payers

A new study from Gallup and West Health indicates that 30 percent of Americans have skipped medical care for a health problem in the previous three months due to concerns about the cost. The percentage has tripled since March, reaching its highest point during the...