Many older adults declined home health during pandemic, study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 23, 2023
Fear of COVID-19 prompted many seniors to cancel medically necessary home healthcare during the pandemic, according to a new study by the University of Michigan.
‘COVID stakes are still high,’ Becerra tells aging services providers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 19, 2023
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra sounded an alarm Wednesday for older adults to get boosted against COVID-19, as an increasing number of them are dying from the virus. Becerra made the...
SEIU joins union push for stricter COVID-19 standard
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 17, 2023
One of the largest labor unions representing direct care workers is calling on the Biden administration to beef up COVID-19 safety standards in the workplace.
Study: COVID-19 death rates higher for Medicaid HCBS patients than general population
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 10, 2023
Older adults receiving Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) had excess mortality rates from COVID-19 similar to those in nursing homes
Test-to-treat pilot to bring in-home COVID-19 treatments to 100,000 Americans
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 09, 2023
Up to 100,000 people could get at-home treatment for COVID-19 under a new test-to-treat pilot program rolled out last week by the National Institute of Health and the Biden administration.
Provider coalition seeks flexibility in proposed DOL contract worker rule
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 05, 2023
A coalition of 17 provider organizations is urging the Department of Labor to consider the needs of the healthcare industry under a proposed rule aimed at cracking down on the misclassification of contract...
ATA eyes best path forward for telehealth following two-year extension
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 04, 2023
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) on Monday called the two-year extension of telehealth provisions in the recently passed omnibus bill a “vote of confidence” for virtual healthcare.
NY home care advocates resurrect Fair Pay for Home Care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 03, 2023
A bipartisan group of New York legislators and local officials spent their holiday break lobbying for higher wages for home care workers in that state.
Life expectancy down to 76.4 years in 2021
Dec 22, 2022
Age-specific deaths rates increased for all age groups 1 year and over; no significant change seen in infant mortality rates
Connect with employees to address burnout, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Dec 21, 2022
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, sounded an urgent alarm to the healthcare industry last spring as the COVID-19 pandemic was ebbing. Burnout, he said, had become a crisis among overworked, stressed-out...