Mealey's (November 4, 2022, 1:04 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit by Louisiana and 13 other states challenging the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for certain categories of health care facilities with Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers should be dismissed with prejudice as the U.S. Supreme Court already concluded that the rule falls within the authority granted to the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), a federal magistrate judge in Louisiana opined Nov. 3....