Walgreens steps up at-home COVID-19 testing capabilities
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
Walgreens has expanded its digital health platform, Walgreens Find Care, to include 11 new and four expanded collaborations with service providers.
Fully vaccinated people can visit with each other indoors without masks, according to new CDC guidance
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday released guidance regarding mask wearing. social distancing and other protocols for vaccinated people in non-healthcare settings.
Pandemic has bolstered LTSS, advocacy firm finds
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 02, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed state policymakers to make their Medicaid programs more flexible, analysts from Manatt Health, with funding from The SCAN Foundation, reveal in a recently published resource...
U.S. unpaid caregivers struggling the most with emotional health problems: report
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 25, 2021
Nearly seven out of 10 unpaid U.S. caregivers say that the pandemic has worsened their emotional health. Their 68% rate was more than a tenth higher than the 61% registered by these workers worldwide.
Second COVID-19 vaccine shot may keep healthcare workers home the next day, expert says
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 16, 2021
Home care agencies may want to consider giving their workers a day off following the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. At least, that’s what one medical expert is suggesting.
Help is on the way for unvaccinated, homebound seniors: AARP
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 12, 2021
During a live AARP coronavirus tele-town hall, the major seniors organization tried to alleviate the fears of callers who expressed concerns regarding homebound and often confused seniors who are in need...
Two organizations team up to offer first-ever online certification for New York’s home health aides
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 11, 2021
CareAcademy, a provider of online training for senior care workers, announced on Wednesday a partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) that will enable an important first for VNSNY...
Number of MA beneficiaries receiving supplemental benefits for the chronically ill triples in one year,...
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 09, 2021
The number of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receiving Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) has skyrocketed — from 1 million in 2020 to 3 million in 2021— according to a...
Home care providers hopeful about COVID-19 vaccine access, support under President Biden
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
Joe Biden’s pledge to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in the first 100 days won’t be easy as questions persist concerning how much vaccine states will receive and when, which groups get priority...
NY, CA home care workers to receive COVID-19 vaccines soon
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 06, 2021
Home care workers in New York state and Los Angeles soon can be vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials have announced.