once the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. The HHS official says that the agency is “still evaluating” that option, but acknowledged that that would only address concerns for a subset of patients
The pandemic highlighted America's rigid, inequitable health care system and forced us to look at how our health care system was not working for so many people. Through this time, the health care system adapted with increased flexibility and a renewed focus on people. We now have an ...
The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were declared by the Trump Administration in 2020. They are currently set to expire on March 1 and April 11, respectively. At present, the Administration’s plan is to extend the emergency declarations to May 11, and then en...
On January 30, 2023, the Biden administration announced its intention to make final extensions of both the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) through May 11, 2023, at which point both will end. These emergency declarations have been in place for...
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced plans to end the Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. The PHE was...
On 5 May, the World Health Organization lifted its designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern. The abatement of the pandemic represents an extraordinary scientific achievement. However, COVID-19 remains a threat and its
“public health emergency,” employers continue to have obligations under the ADA and other federal anti-discrimination laws related to the impact of the virus on the workplace. Additionally,as we recently reported, certain COVID-related regulations and obligations may also continue...
Some experts acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic may no longer strictly meet the criteria for a PHEIC. Under the International Health Regulations (IHR), a binding international treaty, a public health emergency of international concern can be declared if the health event meets th...
On Monday, April 10, 2023, President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency immediately. This legislation ends the National Emergency one month earlier than the May 11 date previously announced by the White House and federal regu
Title 42 expired at 11:59 p.m. on May 11, because the national COVID-19 public health emergency alsoexpired, eliminating one of the legal underpinnings of the policy. Since it was enacted by the Trump administration in March 2020, Title 42 has allowed the U.S. to expel migrants over ...