HHS Issues Advisory Opinion on PREP Act Declaration Immunity

by | Apr 30, 2020 | National

SOURCE: JD Supra On April 14, 2020, the General Counsel for the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued an Advisory Opinion (the Opinion) concerning the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (the PREP Act) and the March 10, 2020 Declaration...

HCLA Letter to Congress on immunity during pandemic

by | Apr 15, 2020 | latest_news, News

Click here to read the letter April 7, 2020 The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives 1236 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader 317 Russell Senate Office Building...

Make this simple change to free up hospital beds now

by | Mar 31, 2020 | National

SOURCE: The New York Times There is something we can do immediately that will dramatically help hospitals free up beds and medical equipment to help those suffering from covid-19. This proposal will save lives the minute that states and other authorities adopt it. We...

Risks of Dusting Off the Scrubs

by | Mar 31, 2020 | National, New York

SOURCE: The National Law Review As the country ramps up to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19, the governors of New York and Colorado have called on former health care workers to support health systems stressed by the coronavirus. Doctors and nurses, for example,...