March 1, 2021 Legislation

Healthcare

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Healthcare

President Biden announced the feds have procured enough vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna to vaccinate all Americans.  At the same time he used his bully platform to again blast former President Trump.  The great coordinator is not doing his job.

The administration is reversing the prior administration's work for Medicaid rule.  The next administration will reverse this one,
and so it goes.

Biden's pick for surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy is in the hot seat for his receiving about $2 million for speaking and advising companies since Biden's nomination.  He may not get the position.  Murthy has said that if confirmed he will not participate personally and substantially in matters involving his former consulting clients for one year.  It is a four year term.  

The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to not hear arguments in March on the Medicaid work requirements established by the Trump administration.  The court had previously agreed to hear those two cases.         Top 

Hospitals

Northwest Side Community hospital is being penalized about $14,000 for the failure to follow federal guidelines for fitting respirator masks and the failure of not providing a written respiratory protection program for tis workers.  Three workers died from Covid at this institution.          Top

 

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