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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 22, 2021

Santa Clara lawsuit brings pause in rule to review 18,000 health policies

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services department found that allowing the rule to move forward could cause massive confusion to the public and significantly impact COVID-19 relief efforts.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delayed on Friday the implementation of a rule that could upend nearly every regulation that governs the healthcare system, public health measures and social welfare services after the agency acknowledged issues with the policy raised in a lawsuit filed by Santa Clara County and several public interest groups.

The department found that allowing the rule to move forward could cause ma...

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