Take Action: Tell OSHA that Assisted Living is Home

Posted by Argentum on May 12, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Argentum has been leading efforts to oppose onerous new regulations to mandate facemasks and physical barriers inside assisted living residences. We now need your help as Argentum Advocates to help amplify our message!

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Topics: OSHA

Argentum President & CEO to Testify at OSHA Hearing

Posted by Argentum on April 27, 2022 at 11:53 AM

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is holding an informal public hearing today regarding the proposed rule on occupational exposure to COVID-19 in healthcare settings. Argentum president and CEO James Balda will be testifying during the afternoon session of the hearing starting at 1:00 pm ET, which will be livestreamed. Additional testimony will be heard in the following days.

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Topics: OSHA

Supreme Court Blocks Vaccinate-or-Test Mandate, Allows Healthcare Worker Mandate

Posted by Argentum on January 13, 2022 at 4:28 PM

The Supreme Court issued rulings today in both the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) and the CMS Interim Final Rule (IFR) vaccine mandates.

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Topics: Vaccine, Testing, OSHA

Distribution of Provider Relief Begins, Feds Seek to Reinstate Vaccine Mandate

Posted by Argentum on November 23, 2021 at 1:54 PM

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) began distributing the $7.5 billion in rural relief from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) today, and indicated that they anticipate making payments from Phase 4 of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) in December and continue through January 2022.

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Topics: Funding, Vaccine, Standing With Seniors, Biden Administration, OSHA