Hospice News December 2, 2021
The pandemic continues to ruffle feathers for hospices nationwide, most recently due to uncertainties about the future of federal vaccine mandates recently halted by the courts. Regardless of how the scales tip on those emergency regulations, hospices remain troubled about ensuring their access to patients, according to legal advisors in the health care sector.
Hospices have struggled to access patients in nursing homes, assisted living or other facilities throughout the pandemic. Patient access and staffing concerns have been tied COVID-19 effects, with hospices keeping a close eye on vaccination policies taking effect at a local and federal level. While many of these restrictions have been lifted or reduced after vaccines became widely available, potential surges by emerging variant strains, such...
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