the virus that causes COVID-19. Consistent and correct use of masks can prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, which predominantly occurs through inhalation and other exposure to respiratory droplets from infected persons. Mask use is particularly important because presymptomatic and asymptomatic spread is res...
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“With regards to the individual mandate, the individual responsibility program that I proposed, I was very pleased that the compromise between the two houses includes the personal responsibility mandate. That is essential for bringing the health care costs down for everyone and getting everyone the ...
Although a federal mask mandate may appear to be an attractive policy, it could encounter legal challenges, be difficult to enforce, and further politicalize wearing of masks. It is not clear whether the CDC has the authority to mandate face coverings nationwide. The Public Health Service Act ...
The health care reform legislation that became law in 2010 - known officially as the Affordable Care Act and also as Obamacare - requires most Americans to have a basic level of health insurance coverage. This requirement is commonly referred to as the law's "individual mandate." The law...
Today, we look at three specific issues in the health care debate. The first isuniversality(i.e., belief that any new policy should work toward or guarantee health insurance to all). The other two issues involve possible mechanisms for achieving universality, anindividual mandate(i.e., requiri...
healthcare employers should prepare to finalize their strategies for satisfying these obligations. This webinar will discuss the current status of the various federal and state vaccination-related requirements for healthcare employers, explain their requirements in further detail, and then discuss the pract...
Eliminates a 2006 Congressional mandate that the Postal Service fund future retiree health benefits. Requires retired Postal Service employees to enroll in Medicare Parts B and D. Saves $50 billion over the next decade. CMS Updates Medicare’s Alzheimer’s Drug Coverage Guidelines The Centers for ...
The only way Henry said she could see bringing back a mask mandate is if a new and major virus were to emerge. And in that instance, she said, they would be mandated alongside a series of other measures, such as capacity limits and distancing. ...