California Governor Announces Workers’ Comp Presumption for COVID-19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation.

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California’s Coronavirus Outlook Worse Than Researchers Expected, As Cases And Deaths Rise

While California has avoided the grim death toll of coronavirus hot spots like New York, there are growing concerns that the state’s most populous regions have not yet seen the rapid decline in deaths and cases needed to significantly reopen the economy.

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Hospitals At Center Of Fight Over Liability Protections In Coronavirus Relief Bill

Hospitals are warning they will be slow to restart elective procedures like knee surgeries and colonoscopies without assurances from Congress they won’t get sued by patients and their own workers if they are infected by the coronavirus during those visits.

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California Dental Association Seeks COVID-19 Testing for All Dental Patients

The CDA has asked its members to call on lawmakers and the governor's office for essential personal protective equipment, financial relief, and rapid COVID-19 testing when the technology becomes available.

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Ensuring Premium Revenue Accuracy During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact across the globe, costing lives, disrupting business and education and creating significant financial losses.

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Newsom Joins 4 Governors In Seeking $1 Trillion In Federal Relief For All States

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his counterparts in four Western states on Monday asked Congress for $1 trillion in COVID-19 pandemic relief for all states and local governments.

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California’s Plan to Trace Travelers for Virus Faltered When Overwhelmed, Study Finds

Identifying and tracing air passengers from high-risk countries is useful when begun early, a C.D.C. study found, but California’s effort came too late.

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Survey: U.S. Payers Feel Well-Positioned To Survive COVID-19

U.S. payers feel the most confident that they’ll weather the COVID-19 storm, a new survey shows.

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Trump Administration Allocates $11B For COVID-19 Testing As Faster Tests Get Approved

The Trump administration will provide $11 billion to states to ramp up testing capabilities to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Pelosi Pushes Ahead On Massive Virus Bill, But GOP Wary

Even in absentia, House Democrats are seeking to drive the debate on the fifth coronavirus response bill, promising to produce a mega-package stuffed with Democratic priorities even as a chorus of GOP leaders voices hesitation about more spending.

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