Mealey's (December 5, 2022, 11:06 AM EST) -- MONROE, La. — 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 was dismissed with prejudice on Dec. 2 by a federal judge in Louisiana after a magistrate judge opined that the U.S. Supreme Court already concluded that the rule falls within the authority granted to the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)....