Be Careful What You Wish For
BY KIM BELLARD I read the Stat News investigative piece “Health care’s high rollers,” by Bob Herman and colleagues, with interest but not much surprise. […]
Kaiser Family Foundation
Most pregnant women believe or are unsure about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: poll
Seven in ten women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant believe or are unsure about false claims related to COVID-19 vaccines, a Kaiser […]
Help With Medicare Costs: What You Need to Know
Low-income Americans on Medicare can get assistance paying their premiums and other expenses. Several states have allowed more people to qualify.
Survey: Large employers revisited telehealth, mental health benefits during the pandemic
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual employer health benefits survey, a significant portion of mid- to large- companies revisited their telehealth and mental health […]
1 in 5 Adults Needs Ongoing Support for Activities of Daily Living
Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) are the latest U.S. leaders to go to bat for home- and community-based services (HCBS), with […]
Senator Bob Casey: Nation Is ‘Long Overdue for an Investment in Caregiving’
Over the past couple weeks, moderate Democrats have threatened to walk away from the White House’s $3.5 trillion economic package, which President Joe Biden hopes […]
Fear of Delta, not rewards or mandates, is motivating Americans to get shots, a survey found.
The poll also found that many of the unvaccinated believe that a push for booster shots shows that the inoculations are not working.
Analysis: Care for the unvaccinated may be costing U.S. healthcare system $2.3B
The report, released by Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare, details the high cost of Covid care for the unvaccinated. In fact, […]
Two-Thirds of States Have Reported Permanent Closures of HCBS Providers During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the need for home- and community-based services (HCBS), with that attention likely to lead to new funding and […]
How States Could Expand Medicaid HCBS Programs
A large chunk of the home-based care industry and its workforce is focused on the Better Care Better Jobs Act, a recently introduced piece of […]
Only 26% of Home Health Workers Have Been Vaccinated
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue across the country, just over half of front-line health care workers have received at least the first dose. Of these […]
How Biden will restore the ACA: 4 potential changes
With the Democrats leading the Senate and House, and Joe Biden installed as president, the Affordable Care Act will be restored and strengthened over the […]
Study: Hospitals admissions could be down 10.5% for 2020
As hospital admissions rebound to near-normal levels, total admissions are still expected to be down 10.5% for the year, according to an analysis by the […]
Big profits put insurers on awkward footing
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, all of the seven largest commercial insurers saw their profits rise, with some seeing their profits double. Will […]
