Azar Renews COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

By Michelle M. Stein / January 8, 2021 at 4:30 PM
HHS Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday (Jan. 7) extended the COVID-19 public health emergency that had been scheduled to expire the day after President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The public health emergency will be renewed for 90 days unless the secretary declares the emergency to be ended before then. HHS declared the COVID-19 public health emergency started almost a year ago, Jan. 27, 2020. CMS has used its public health emergency authority to put in place a slew of waivers, and...


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