Biden extends COVID-19 public health emergency past midterm elections
Coronavirus,Biden Administration,Public Health,2022 Elections
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The Biden administration has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency through Jan. 11.
The public health emergency, which was set to expire Thursday, will now remain in place past the midterm elections, keeping millions of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program beneficiaries who were in jeopardy of losing their coverage enrolled for several more months.
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