Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination For Health Care Workers

The Biden-Harris Administration is requiring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination of eligible staff at health care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) protects those fighting this virus on the front lines while also delivering assurances to individuals and their families that they will be protected when seeking care.

The prevalence of COVID-19, in particular the Delta variant, within health care settings increases the risk of unvaccinated staff contracting the virus and transmitting the virus to consumers. When health care staff cannot . . .