NY, CA home care workers to receive COVID-19 vaccines soon
By
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.
Telehealth program focuses on COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-positive patients at some Texas hospitals now can be treated and monitored at home throughout their recoveries as part of a program through Dallas-based TheraCare Home Health, part of the Cantex...
Walgreens steps up at-home COVID-19 testing capabilities
By
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.
Pandemic has bolstered LTSS, advocacy firm finds
By
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...
Bill would bolster telehealth services
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 30, 2020
A bipartisan contingent of lawmakers has introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, a bill that would provide Medicare reimbursements for audio and video telehealth services...
Home care providers, lawmaker hail FDA-approved COVID-19 at-home diagnostic test
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a new over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test has won praise from the home care community and lawmakers.
Help is on the way for unvaccinated, homebound seniors: AARP
By
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...
Number of MA beneficiaries receiving supplemental benefits for the chronically ill triples in one year,...
By
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...
Direct care workers speak candidly about COVID-19 in PHI story project
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 15, 2020
Erika Honan has adequate personal protective equipment but is concerned about getting someone sick. Zulma Torres does her best to be careful. What do these two people have in common? Both are home care...
Second COVID-19 vaccine shot may keep healthcare workers home the next day, expert says
By
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.