Air Force creates division to help families with special needs

Air Force creates division to help families with special needs

AirForceTimes.com —  The Air Force has created a new division to consolidate how it provides medical support, family support and help with assignments to families with special-needs members   In a July 1 release, the Air Force said the new Exceptional Assignment...
Most assisted living communities wait for COVID results

Most assisted living communities wait for COVID results

McKnight’s Senior Living —  Eighty-seven percent of assisted living communities and nursing homes participating in a new survey said it is taking two or more days for them to obtain the results of COVID-19 tests of staff members.   The results of the...
VA staff helping shape COVID-19 treatment guidelines

VA staff helping shape COVID-19 treatment guidelines

The VAntage Point blog/US Dept. of Veterans Affairs —  VA health care staff are helping shape COVID-19 treatment guidelines. Both public and private medical teams across the country and around the world are benefitting from the guidelines.   The National...
Officials Consider Two-Day COVID Pass for Nursing Home Visits

Officials Consider Two-Day COVID Pass for Nursing Home Visits

SkilledNursingNews.com —  As families across the country wait for guidance on how they can safely visit their loved ones living in skilled nursing facilities, one governor has proposed a novel idea: a two-day pass for nursing home visitation. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis...
Affordable Care Act Offers Safety Net to 20M Unemployed

Affordable Care Act Offers Safety Net to 20M Unemployed

Forbes —  More than 20 million Americans losing their jobs could become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act as employers cut health benefits amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, a new study indicates. In...