Valerie Rup Speaks to Bloomberg Law on How State Emergency Declarations Ending Might Affect Lawsuits Involving Hospitals

Valerie Rup was quoted in Bloomberg Law in the article, “Hospitals on Edge as States Scrap Covid Emergency Declarations.” Rup explained that many state emergency declarations protected healthcare workers from liability from lawsuits because of short staffing and inadequate supplies. She adds that many of these factors still exist and removing these declarations may increase stress around an increase in malpractice claims in the coming years.