Health Care Law News and Insights

In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government can enforce a final rule mandating health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 while cases challenging the mandate are being appealed.  By temporarily lifting the lower courts' injunctive stays, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

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The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare long-standing racial and ethnic health inequities and disparities across America, including in Massachusetts. Black and Hispanic people in Massachusetts have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 relative to White and Asian people. Specifically, they have been two to three times more likely to contract COVID-19, twice...

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On December 1, 2021, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to several companies for marketing vaping products with unproven health claims. In a consumer update, FDA warned consumers that certain "wellness" vaping products containing vitamins or essential oils are being sold illegally with unproven claims. Currently, FDA...

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