On October 24, President Obama declared the 2009 H1N1 swine flu a nati...
wikipedia - 08 Oct 2020On October 24, President Obama declared the 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency.[178] The declaration made it easier for U.S. medical facilities to handle a surge in flu patients by allowing the waiver of some requirements of Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs as needed.