Dive Brief: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an emergency temporary standard Thursday that healthcare employers specifically must abide by to better protect workers from the spread of COVID-19. The ETS requires hospitals, nursing homes and other sites of care to provide employees with paid time off to get vaccinated and to recover from… Read More »
A weeks-long feud between the White House and FDA over COVID-19 vaccine guidelines took another turn Tuesday as the agency released vaccine recommendations despite efforts by the White House to keep them under wraps. The FDA advises two months of monitoring after patients’ final doses, which could thwart President Donald Trump’s desire for a shot before the election. As COVID-19 vaccines move… Read More »
Dive Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of commercial health insurers arguing they are owed $ 12 billion under the Affordable Care Act’s risk corridor program. The 8-1 decision, with only Justice Samuel Alito dissenting, found that the ACA “established a money-mandating obligation, that Congress did not repeal this obligation” and… Read More »
LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 23: Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a rally for When We All Vote’s National Week of Action at Chaparral High School on September 23, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama is the founder and a co-chairwoman of the organization that aims to help people register and to vote.… Read More »