The AAMC and other hospital and health system groups sent a March 28 letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to renew the public health emergency.
Last month, the Hopeful Futures Campaign released its America’s School Mental Health Report Card, documenting the mental health struggles of children, families and communities across the country. This report evaluated policies in the categories of mental health professionals, partnerships, training, funding, wellbeing, school climate, skills for life success, and mental health education.
As the coronavirus releases its deadly grip on the United States and pandemic rules governing daily life fall away, is it time to declare the national public health emergency over?
The following is an overview of the PHE authorities that were invoked during the pandemic, and the plans to return to pre-pandemic rules and procedures.