Suspended doctor who freely signed COVID vaccination and mask waivers being investigated
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Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2021
Workers at Connecticut long-term care facilities now find themselves in the middle of a conflict between the state and a suspended doctor accused of freely handing COVID-19 vaccine and mask exemptions...
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 30
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Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2021
Minnesota healthcare workers sue over state’s vaccine mandate … Independent commission finds state’s reasoning for proposed minimum staffing requirement ‘not sufficient’ … Health tech company...
‘You get a car!’: Pair of trucks to be given to get workers past current 95% vax rate
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Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2021
Providers across the country are getting creative in order to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates among staff. Some have promoted cash prizes, while others have promised extra time off.
Biden’s $400 billion push for LTC faces severe cuts
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Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2021
President Joe Biden’s push to send $400 billion long-term care services, with an emphasis on home care, will likely be trimmed significantly as lawmakers barter what healthcare initiatives to keep in...
Unauthorized nursing home COVID tests lead to audit demands
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Danielle Brown
Sep 29, 2021
State lawmakers are questioning the Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment’s decision to use unauthorized COVID-19 tests in nursing homes despite provider warnings about the equipment’s...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 29
Sep 29, 2021
Latest COVID outbreak less deadly for Georgia nursing homes … Washington state lawmakers want delay of LTC tax … Nearly three-quarters of all US adults now vaccinated against COVID-19… Nursing home...
Unvaccinated workers at nursing homes could be replaced by National Guard, official says
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Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2021
New York officials plan to turn to the National Guard to help keep nursing homes fully staffed after the state’s broad vaccine mandate kicked in for healthcare workers Monday.
Providers can apply for both relief funding, rural payments
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Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2021
Eligible long-term care facilities will be able to apply for both Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds and rural COVID-19 relief payments, according to new details released by the Health Resources and Services...
Influential group resists Medicare dental coverage
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Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2021
A proposal to expand Medicare benefits tucked into a $3.5 trillion Democratic budget proposal is facing pushback from the American Dental Association.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 28
Sep 28, 2021
$2.7 million federal grant will fund research into progression of Alzheimer’s disease … Questions remain about how US will finance long-term care in the future … Providers settle allegations they...