Category: Policy

Appeals Court Rules Nevada’s Covid Restrictions On Religious Gatherings Violate First Amendment

The same rules must apply for secular and religious organizations, the court says.

Supreme Court Orders New Jersey And Colorado Courts To Reconsider Restrictions On Religious Gatherings

Religious organizations in four states have argued the rules violate the First Amendment’s protection of the free exercise of religion.

Legal Guidance For The Vaccine, Employers And Workers

With the arrival this week of the vaccine, employers will be faced with whether they can or should mandate vaccinations for return to work. Here are guidelines from a leading employment attorney.

A New Strain Of Covid-19 Has Emerged In England – Here Is What It Could Mean For The Pandemic And Vaccines

The U.K.’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said the new mutant strain, which has infected over 1,000 people, could possibly impact the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, though said that would be “surprising.”

Boston Closes Entertainment And Recreational Venues As Cases Surge

Boston hospitals hit 90% capacity for adult non-surge intensive care unit beds on December 12, according to city data.

A Longstanding Ban On Gay And Bisexual Men Donating Blood Has Been Dropped In The U.K.

Britain was one of many countries that, like the United States, barred gay and bisexual men from donating blood in what campaigners brand a discriminatory hangover from the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis.

New York City May Go Back Into Lockdown, De Blasio Says

There has been a surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

Primary care faces a very difficult winter

Primary care is in trouble again. Last summer, as government assistance programs expired or wound down, primary care practices across the country were struggling to stay afloat because of lost business. By October, patient visits had rebounded in most …

U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Reach All-Time High

Nearly 300,000 people have died of coronavirus.

New Medicare documentation and payment changes starting next year that deliver relief for clinicians

Starting on January 1, 2021, clinicians across the country can expect new Medicare rules on billing, documentation, and payment for evaluation and management (E/M) services — or common office/outpatient visits – to go into effect. These historic …