Reed Abelson
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Home Care Is Broken. Can Congress Fix It?
The latest Democratic proposal would funnel $150 billion toward subsidized home and community-based care. Experts worry that may not be enough to ease the severe...
Waiting on U.S. Mandate, Some Nursing Homes Are Slow to Vaccinate Staff
Less than half of workers are still not immunized at facilities in several states. “I just feel like a sitting duck,” one resident said.
Fauci: Americans Should Get Vaccinated Even if Merck’s Covid Pill Cuts Deaths
President Biden’s Covid adviser also says it is “too soon to tell” if the Delta surge will decline enough to allow safe gatherings around the...
High Covid Hospitalizations Have Delayed Elective Surgeries
In areas inundated with coronavirus patients, hospitals have postponed treatments and surgeries for people with other serious conditions.
Loopholes Leave Gaps in Mandated Coverage for Mental Health
Health plans for state and local workers can opt out of the federal law requiring them to treat mental health like other medical conditions.
Trump-era Limit on Nursing Homes Safety Fines Is Lifted
The Biden administration has quietly undone a Trump policy that severely restricted penalties imposed on facilities that violated safety standards.