As COVID-19 public health emergency ends, HHS outlines what changes, what remains in health care

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends today, creating a shift in how physicians, patients, and policy makers deal with the pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has differentiated between rules and practices that will change and some that will remain in place in the post-pandemic world.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra claimed credit for the administration of President Joe Biden for efforts of the last two years. He did not mention work under President Donald Trump, who was in office when COVID-19 first emerged.

“Due to the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to combatting COVID-19, and through partnerships with you and others, we...