Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency

The Associated Press ^ | October 13, 2022 | By AMANDA SEITZ

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11 as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter.

The decision comes as the pandemic has faded from the forefront of many people’s minds. Daily deaths and infections are dropping and people — many of them maskless — are returning to schools, work and grocery stores as normal.

The public health emergency, first declared in January 2020 and renewed every 90 days since, has dramatically changed how health services are delivered.

The declaration enabled the emergency authorization of COVID vaccines, testing and treatments for free. It expanded Medicaid coverage to millions of people, many of whom who will risk losing that coverage once the emergency ends. It temporarily opened up telehealth access for Medicare recipients, enabling doctors to collect the same rates for those visits and encouraging health networks to adopt telehealth technology.

Since the beginning of this year, Republicans have pressed the administration to end the public health emergency. President Joe Biden, meanwhile, has urged Congress to provide billions more in aid to pay for COVID-19 vaccines and testing. The federal government ceased sending free COVID-19 tests in the mail last month, saying it had run out of money.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Tyranny.

[mylife]

STOP!!!

[rlmorel]

They are going to start pumping up COVID hysteria soon.

Mark my words.

[ConservativeInPA]

Waste of tax dollars and abuse of freedom. FJB

[Halls]

I thought Covid was a thing of the past. Guess not!

[twister881]

Instead, the Feds should declare a POTUS dementia health emergency and invoke the 25th Amendment.

[Vaduz]

Biden, meanwhile, has urged Congress to provide billions more in aid to pay for COVID-19.

The money pot isn’t empty yet but Biden will take care if it.

No audits to ensue untraceable

[BenLurkin]

[Conservat1]

It should be named “midterm propaganda pay out.”

[BenLurkin]

Overseas: Endless wars

At home: Endless emergencies

[piasa]

There are people just now returning to work?

[fwdude]

This was all supposed to be over by now (suggested campaign point.)

[joshua c]

got more money to spend

or rather spend money they dont have

[rlmorel]

That is the way it looks to me now, FRiend.

How can we break this?

[fwdude]

There are people just now returning to work?

And still wearing masks?

[JJBookman]

Emergency Covid election cheat, more like.

[Toespi]

September 19th……“The pandemic is over,” Biden said in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday night.”

[CFW]

Once you give away your freedom, it is no longer yours. You can’t just ask for it to be returned to you. This country gave away their freedoms first by listening to Fauci and then by installing Biden in the White House.

[pfflier]

Say, isn't that near inauguration for the new congress? Oh yes, and it allows them to restrict access to polls in person before the midterms.

Next thing you know the kangaroo house committee will subpoena President Trump...

Nope, nothing to see here.

[silverleaf]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year