April 2020 – Page 3 – medicarereport.org

State Reporting of Cases and Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities

(By Priya Chidambaram for Kaiser Family Foundation) COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on people who reside or work in long-term

(By Andrew Joseph and Helen Branswell for STAT) Results from the first studies designed to determine how widely the coronavirus

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealth Group is working with Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the University of Minnesota in

(By Syndey Lupkin for NPR) The coronavirus pandemic has renewed concerns about the dependence of the United States on other

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical”

The new Medicare Trustees Report shows that Medicare posts a $5.8 billion loss in 2019 on $323 billion in revenue.

(By Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kasier Family Foundation) Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown rapidly over the past

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) To help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many businesses have temporarily closed. If

(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) Stayc Simpson’s blood pressure readings are all over the place. Her heart rate is

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Opioid addiction isn’t taking a break during the coronavirus pandemic. But the U.S.