What Does the End of the Public Health Emergency Mean?

cricpa.com - Contributors Georgina Perry / Bryan Hall - MAR 2, 2023

On January 30, 2023, it was announced that the current Administration intends to end the public health emergency (PHE) declaration related to the Covid-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023. The PHE allowed flexibility during the emergency declaration and special healthcare provisions, including Covid-19 testing, treatments and vaccines, telehealth, Medicaid, Medicare, Hospitals, Long-Term Care facilities and private insurance coverage and liability immunity to administer medical countermeasures. While some of these provisions will end on May 11th, others are set to end at various times over the next two years, and some will not be affected at all.

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