Healthcare worker, OSHA vaccine mandates headed to Supreme Court
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2021
The immediate fate of a federal vaccine mandate covering most U.S. healthcare workers was in the hands of the Supreme Court this weekend, as the Biden administration sought to reverse an injunction preventing...
At-home COVID-19 tests get a $70M boost as feds push to increase access
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 27, 2021
The Biden Administration is streamlining the process to bring new tests to market among other moves designed to increase testing supplies and access.
Biden’s $400 billion push for LTC faces severe cuts
By
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...
CDC to fund LTC infection control strike teams nationwide starting in October
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2021
The initiative will allow states and other U.S. jurisdictions to “staff, train and deploy” strike teams to help long-term care operations with known or suspected COVID-19 infections, CDC says.
Nursing homes’ rare triumph in pandemic times
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
Maybe there’s something to the saying that if you howl loud and long enough, you’ll get somebody’s attention.