CMS Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate During Injunction

As some Senate Republicans tried to hold up the House-passed short-term spending bill unless it defunded COVID-19 vaccine mandates, CMS on Thursday (Dec. 2) said it will not enforce or implement its health care worker vaccine mandate amid court injunctions -- an announcement some providers were hoping for . A Louisiana federal district court judge temporarily halted CMS’ vaccine mandate rule nationwide on Tuesday (Nov. 30) while a lawsuit from 14 states over the requirement is considered. CMS has appealed...