RSSH1N1 is declared a national emergency
From: The Washington Times | October 25, 2009
The White House has declared the 2009 H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic a national emergency, a designation that will make it easier for medical facilities to handle a surge of patients infected with the potentially deadly virus. The president’s action on Saturday is intended to remove bureaucratic roadblocks and make it easier for the sick to seek treatment and medical providers to provide it immediately. It also will allow medical facilities to waive certain standard requirements for Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs on a case-by-case basis. “The foundation of our national approach to the H1N1 flu has been …
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