The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration’s authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly.
Read More »Viral Post Blaming Obama For Current PPE Shortage Is Entirely Wrong
Nothing in this viral image is accurate. There is even a spelling error. Obama did not sign anything into law called the “medical appliance tax bill.” Our ruling is Pants on Fire.
Read More »Telemedicine, As Well As Billing Fraud, Booms During Crisis
Federal officials allowed telemedicine providers to waive patient deductibles and copayments during the crisis. Under normal conditions, these actions can be construed as a kickback because they discourage patients from complaining.
Read More »What Does Trump’s Immigration Order Mean For International Physicians?
Should they be included, the new class of medical residents from other countries, scheduled to start their assignments at hospitals across the U.S. on July 1, would not be able to enter the U.S in time to start their residency assignments. These physicians play a vital part of providing care in our health care system and are especially needed now to treat thousands of patients battling COVID-19.
Read More »Obama: GOP’s Stance On Preexisting Conditions Off-Base, Especially During Pandemic
The Trump administration’s handling of the virus crisis is shaping up to be a defining issue in the run-up to November. Meanwhile, Biden made the health care law a signature component of his presidential platform and has been a vocal critic of the administration’s pandemic response.
Read More »Massachusetts Launches Ambitious Contact Tracing Plan To Battle COVID-19
Contact tracing starts with a call to someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus, and then follow-up with everyone that person was in close contact with — family, friends, colleagues or others they got closer than 6 feet from for more than a brief encounter.
Read More »Medical Students Willing And Able To Assist During COVID-19 Crisis
Medical students should be allowed to serve as clinicians before the health care system reaches a physician breaking point.
Read More »AMA Issues Guidance To Med Schools, Hospitals To Keep Safe New Doctors Needed During Crisis
The AMA is announced guidance to help medical schools and health systems make responsible decisions about how to safely incorporate medical students.
Read More »Philadelphia, New Orleans, L.A. All Have Empty Hospitals, But Can’t Reopen Them – Even During COVID-19 Crisis
In Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, where hospitalizations from COVID-19 increase each day, shuttered hospitals that once served the city’s poor and uninsured sit empty. But reopening closed hospitals, even in a public health emergency, is difficult.
Read More »Emails Show V.A. Officials In February Warned Administration About Shortage Of Masks, Gear
A high-ranking federal official in late February warned that the United States needed to plan for not having enough personal protective equipment for medical workers as they began to battle the novel coronavirus
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