White House plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirators to nursing homes welcome, but more still needed
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2020
A plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirator masks from the federal stockpile to nursing homes is promising but a more coordinated strategy is needed to beat the pandemic, according to a leading industry...
Providers cry foul as White House considers disbanding coronavirus task force
By
Danielle Brown
May 06, 2020
Long-term care providers called a move to potentially disband the White House Coronavirus Task Force “alarming,” equating the decision to leaving the “battle in the middle of a fight.”
‘We have been in a fight for our lives’: Providers spending hundreds of thousands on testing, PPE
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 30, 2020
Long-term care providers took their complaints about lack of pandemic support to new heights Wednesday as they urged lawmakers to push for additional resources for operators as the next coronavirus relief...
‘Clock is ticking’: House lawmakers urged to include support for long-term care in reconciliation...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
A proposal to increase Medicaid funding for long-term care providers must be part of the budget reconciliation bill currently being debated by House lawmakers, according to the long-term care advocacy...
Trump takes on governors, pushes states to universally test nursing home residents, staff
By
Danielle Brown
May 12, 2020
President Trump Monday urged states to universally test all nursing home residents and staff, and suggested that such testing should have happened earlier.
Industry leaders demand action on COVID relief proposals worth $2B for providers
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 16, 2020
The nation’s two largest nursing home associations are urging lawmakers to reach a deal on two COVID-19 relief bills that would provide $2 billion in overall aid to providers.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Robyn Stone, DrPH
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Robyn Stone, DrPH, brings four decades’ worth of experience to LeadingAge as a top expert and researcher in aging and long-term care policy.
‘Unrealistic’ for providers to believe COVID-19 will be fully eliminated: expert
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
A pandemic expert on Monday told long-term care providers that going back to normal and completely eliminating COVID-19 “will likely never happen” in the United States.
Providers welcome ‘strong choice’ Brooks-LaSure as CMS administrator following confirmation
By
Danielle Brown
May 26, 2021
Long-term care stakeholders said they’re eager to work with the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid after she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
‘Most dangerous’ pandemic months ahead, former FDA leader tells providers
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 18, 2020
A former leader of the Food and Drug Administration is warning long-term care providers to stay vigilant and proactive as they head into the “seventh inning” of the coronavirus public health crisis.