[MM Curator Summary]: The PHE has been renewed for the 9th time in 2 years, and the $40B additional spending on Medicaid per year will continue.
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As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, do hereby renew, effective April 16, 2022, the January 31, 2020, determination by former Secretary Alex M. Azar II, that he previously renewed on April 21, 2020, July 23, 2020, October 2, 2020, and January 7, 2021, and that I renewed on April 15, 2021, July 19, 2021, October 15, 2021, and January 14, 2022, that a public health emergency exists and has existed since January 27, 2020, nationwide.
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April 12, 2022 |
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Clipped from: https://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/COVID19-12Apr2022.aspx