Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

The U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in again — and Medicare COVID-19 vaccination requirements are still intact.

Update: On Oct. 3, the Court declined to hear a legal challenge by 10 states to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities, including home health and hospice agencies, that receive federal funds. The rejection comes after a flurry of legal activity when the requirement took effect in late 2021 and early 2022, ending with the high court giving a green light to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the mandate in a Jan. 13 ruling (see Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement, Vol. 48, No. 2).