April 2020 – Page 2 – medicarereport.org

California will pay restraurants for providing delivered meals to seniors in need

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state-financed meal delivery program open to seniors who are at heightened risk for coronavirus

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Widespread critical medication shortages will be the next big crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic,

As of April 23rd, there were more than 10,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities – in just

(By Julie Appleby and Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) As doctors and consumers are forced to put most nonemergency

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Inova Health System, with campuses in some of the wealthiest suburbs of Washington,

In United States each year over 125,000 people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia become critical wanderers. Although wandering is common

(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospita Review) The FDA issued a warning April 24 against using hydroxychloroquine outside of a hospital

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of everyone especially for older folks. For those individuals who are hospitalized or

(By Sharon Begley for STAT) More than half of U.S. states will have to significantly step up their Covid-19 testing

(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Karen Taylor had been coughing for weeks when she decided to see a