Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed
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UnitedHealthcare suspends some prior authorization rules for hospitals
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare suspended some prior authorization requirements for in-network hospitals and in-network skilled nursing
Read more99% of long-term care facilities have signed up for free COVID-19 vaccines from CVS, Walgreens
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) HHS Secretary Alex Azar said Nov. 18 that the department is seeing “tremendous uptake”
Read moreNursing Homes Still See Dangerously Long Waits for COVID Test Results
(By Jordan Rau and Lauren Weber and Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News) Nursing homes are still taking days to get back COVID-19 test results
Read moreThousands of long-term care facilities have signed up for free COVID-19 vaccines given by CVS, Walgreens
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Thousands of long-term care facilities have opted into a free HHS program with
Read moreCVS, long-term care facilities to team up, distribute COVID-19 vaccine
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Health said Oct. 16 that it will partner with long-term care facilities
Read moreOver 70 percent of seniors will need long-term care
Many seniors and non-seniors assume that Medicare covers long-term care, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, Medicare
Read moreSome nursing homes evicting unprofitable patients by claiming they have psych issues
(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Some nursing homes may send poor residents requiring extra care to emergency rooms
Read moreNursing Homes Given Federal Go-Ahead To Allow More Visitors
(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which regulate nursing facilities, are lifting the ban
Read moreA Pandemic Upshot: Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where to Live
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Where do we want to live in the years ahead? Older adults are
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