31 percent of retirees say inflation could motivate return to workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 18, 2022
Approximately one-third of retirees say they would be motivated to return to the workforce if inflation continues to eat into their savings, according to an American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor...
Inflation Reduction Act has mixed value for older adults, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2022
President Biden signed into law Tuesday the Inflation Reduction Act, which has significant healthcare provisions. According to one industry expert, however, the legislation falls short on helping older...
‘Long COVID’ could mean insurance cost increases for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2022
More than two years into adjusting to the “new normal” brought on by COVID-19, employers now are faced with navigating the reality of “long COVID,” a wide range of ongoing health problems that...
59 percent of adult children cannot afford assisted living, home care for parents: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2022
Fifty-nine percent of adults aged 40 to 55 who have parents said they will not be able to pay for in-home nursing care or life at an assisted living community for them
Earnings calls wrap-up: Brookdale, NHI, Pennant Group
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2022
Second-quarter earnings calls continued Tuesday with updates from Brookdale Senior Living, National Health Investors and the Pennant Group.
Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency, and to prepare for a potential outbreak, long-term care providers can take a page out of their COVID-19 pandemic playbooks, according to experts.
Inflation Reduction Act called a ‘game-changer’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries will not have to pay more than $2,000 per year for their medications, and beneficiaries with diabetes will not have to pay more than $35 per month for insulin, under the terms of...
Healthcare employers more likely than those in other industries to shrink workforce: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2022
More than 40% of employers plan on expanding their workforces this year, but healthcare employers are not among them. That’s according to the results of a recent Fisher Phillips flash survey published...
Unemployment claims decreased by 5,000 week to week — first decrease in 4 months
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2022
New unemployment claims decreased by 5,000 to 256,000 for the week ending July 23. According to the Department of Labor, this was the first week-to-week decrease in four weeks. The number of claims for...
Slow recovery leads to healthcare spending decline for first time in 50+ years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
For the first time in more than 50 years, inflation-adjusted healthcare spending declined, according to a research brief published Wednesday by research and consulting organization Altarum.