Supreme Court, in victory for senior housing provider, allows employers to opt out of contraception coverage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Wednesday that employers with religious or moral objections to birth control do not have to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act. The...
AHCA / NCAL asks federal government to extend public health emergency, prioritize assisted living for...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2020
The federal government should extend the public health emergency declaration beyond July 26 and prioritize assisted living communities and nursing homes when a COVID-19 vaccination becomes available, American...
Members of Congress asks HHS for quick delivery of COVID-19 relief funds to Medicaid providers following...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 08, 2020
A bipartisan group of lawmakers placed a June 10 deadline on a request for the Department of Health and Human Services to quickly distribute COVID-19 relief funding to Medicaid providers.
K4Connect, Amazon partner to distribute 8,000 Echo Dots to senior living communities in COVID-19 initiative
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2020
K4Connect, a Raleigh, NC-based technology company, and Amazon are partnering to distribute more than 8,000 Echo Dots to more than 40 West Coast independent and assisted living communities affected by COVID-19.
Impact of COVID-19 on senior living could be $50 billion, Argentum CEO says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on the senior living industry could be $40 billion to $50 billion over the next year, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said Wednesday in a Yahoo Finance interview.
Google pilots Nest Hub Max features at Merrill Gardens senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2020
Residents in seven Merrill Gardens Senior Living communities in Washington state are connecting with friends and family during the pandemic with a donation of 1,000 Google Nest Hub Max devices.
Inspections, testing top long-term care priorities of House task force
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2020
After calling for long-term care and affordable seniors housing to be priorities for future pandemic relief legislation, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families on Monday announced...
Robots and drones: How the pandemic is shaping the use of technology for seniors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2020
New technology is being called into service to address challenges related to social isolation and wellness presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
$484 billion COVID-19 relief bill contains $75 billion for PPE, but will senior living see any of it?
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Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2020
The $484 billion funding package passed by the Senate Tuesday afternoon to provide relief from the effects of COVID-19 contains $75 billion for personal protective equipment and other resources for hospitals,...