vaccine mandate
Mandatory Vaccine Announcement Causes Confusion Among Home-Based Care Providers
Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that all of the state’s health care workers are now required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by Sept. 27. The announcement specifically listed nursing home, “adult care,” long-term care facility and hospital workers as those who must receive vaccinations by that date. While adult care […]
Read MoreVaccine mandate brings relief to home care agencies but raises questions
President Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers at healthcare agencies receiving Medicare and Medicaid was the kind of good news Louisiana home care agencies needed. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the Bayou State, vaccination rates against the virus continue to hover around 40%. Warren Hebert, Home Care Association of Louisiana CEO, told McKnight’s Home Care Daily many agencies wanted […]
Read MoreHome-Based Care Providers Face Major Losses Ahead of Vaccine Mandates
Home-based care agencies all across the country are racing toward – or already moved past – effective dates of vaccine mandates in their respective areas. And as they continue staff-education efforts internally while following outside legal challenges to mandates, providers are struggling to keep workers who refuse to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. “We […]
Read MoreFederal Judge Suspends CMS Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana has ordered a preliminary injunction to halt the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine requirement for health care workers. A preliminary injunction is a temporary measure to maintain the status quo until the outcome of a case is decided. The decision came after 14 states filed […]
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