Provider group concerns with House, Senate tax bills continue
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2017
Provider groups continued to express concerns over provisions in the $1.5 trillion tax reform legislation that passed 227-205 Thursday in the House of Representatives and in the tax reform bill under consideration...
Alzheimer’s in danger of straining public funding: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2017
Social and demographic trends combined with an expected increase in the incidence of Alzheimer’s diseases due to the growing size of the aging population are in danger of colliding to strain local,...
House passes two bills supporting affordable seniors housing
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 06, 2020
Affordable senior housing received a strong boost of support from the House last week as lawmakers passed two pieces of legislation: the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 and the Moving...
Number of homebound older adults up in 2020
Sep 08, 2021
In 2020, the proportion of community-dwelling, homebound older adults substantially increased, according to a research letter published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Wages, job quality top direct care concerns moving into next decade: PHI
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2021
An aging population, along with high turnover among care workers, could pose continuing challenges to the long-term care industry in the coming decade, according to a new report from the advocacy group...
AAN updates guideline for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy
Dec 30, 2021
When patients do not experience meaningful improvement with the initial therapeutic class, medication from a different class should be offered.
Higher dose of steroid does not improve outcomes in severe COVID-19
Oct 29, 2021
The number of days alive without life support at day 28 did not differ with dexamethasone 12 mg versus 6 mg in those with severe hypoxemia.
Itepekimab bests placebo for moderate-to-severe asthma
Oct 28, 2021
The incidence of events indicating a loss of asthma control was lower with itepekimab monotherapy in a phase 2, proof-of-concept trial.
Reformulated booster shots ready by September, White House says
Jul 29, 2022
The Biden administration is working on contracts for the reformulated booster doses.
Cognitive, functional decline detected before stroke
Jul 07, 2021
Patients with stroke have steeper declines in the 10 years before stroke compared with stroke-free controls.