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As long-term care facilities and other health care providers turn their attention and efforts to COVID-19 vaccination, many have inquired about the ability to use Provider Relief Funding (“Funding”) for vaccine-related costs. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) recently released updated Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) on the topic. In summary, Funding can be used to support vaccine-related expenses, such as distribution costs, preparatory costs (such as obtaining refrigerators, personnel costs, and transportation costs), and administration fees. However, consistent with terms and conditions, Funding may only be used for vaccination costs that have not been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are not obligated to reimburse. For example, Medicare has determined payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine administration: for single-dose vaccines, the payment rate will be $28.39,
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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) Today, the Trump administration unveiled steps that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are taking to enforce federal conscience protection laws by holding California and Vermont officials accountable for anti-life discrimination.
The announcement was made during “Life Is Winning: Celebrating 4 Years of Pro-Life Accomplishments,” an event hosted by Vice President Mike Pence at the White House, highlighting the many pro-life accomplishments of the Trump administration.
Congressional proposal would overhaul college sports, require revenue sharing, cover athletes medical costs
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Proposed bill has chance to reshape college sports (0:51)
Dan Murphy details a bill proposed by Sens. Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal that would open up avenues for college athletes to make money. (0:51)
The most recent congressional proposal to reshape college sports aims to go far beyond codifying a college athlete s ability to earn endorsement money.
The College Athlete Bill of Rights, introduced Thursday by co-authors Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., would create sweeping changes for college sports, including provisions that would force some schools to share revenue with some of their athletes, guarantee lifetime scholarships to athletes in good academic standing, establish health and safety rules enforced by hefty fines for violators, and set up a fund to cover some out-of-pocket medical expenses for current and former athletes.
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on December 17th, 2020 at 10:27 AM
https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/ /id/30533536/congressional-proposal-overhaul-college-sports
That link has an article about the latest proposal in Congress to overhaul compensation for college athletes. The segments of the proposal are very helpfully laid out. Because this is the Internet, I have opinions, and those opinions need sharing. Here are the various points that the senators have suggested:
Name, image and likeness
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College athletes would be allowed to sign endorsement deals with a wide variety of companies. They would be required to report any deal to their athletic department within 21 days. That information would be stored in a private database.
As Wisconsin’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, federal data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services show that a multitude of the state’s hospitals have been under “extreme stress.” This data is based on the collection of COVID-19 patients at individual hospitals, with the Wisconsin Hospital Association reporting hospitalizations from as early as April.
Dec. 9 data showed that of the 1,535 inpatients reported, 43 of the 83 hospitals with COVID-19 inpatients had levels that would have placed them under “extreme stress.” Out of those hospitals, all but three were under “high stress.”
In a Post Crescent article, chief nursing officer of Green Bay’s HSHS hospitals Ken Nelson discussed the statewide increase in COVID-19 cases.