“‘Absolutely astonishing’: 90% drop in COVID cases shocks Parkinson, industry leaders,” by Danielle Brown, McKnight LTC News   “Leaders of the nation’s largest nursing home association knew there would be decreases of coronavirus deaths and cases at facilities following the availability of the COVID-19 vaccines. But the rate at which the numbers have plummeted across the country has come as a huge shock to providers. ‘A peak of 30,000 [new] cases per week just three months ago, now just 3,000 cases per week — a 90% drop,’ Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association, said during a CNN interview
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“Can we keep Medicare from being insolvent by 2024?,” by Chris Farrell, MarketWatch   “Even as America’s Balkanized healthcare system struggles to deal with the pandemic, the coronavirus lurks behind another looming crisis. Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to become insolvent in 2024 or 2026 — just three to five years from now.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Medicare? Who worries about that anymore? The whole government is insolvent, printing and borrowing more than it takes in from taxes.      
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“A COVID Storm Hits Senior Living,” by Patricia Mertz Esswein, Kiplinger  Quote: “The pandemic has created significant challenges for all types of senior living communities. Because of that, it’s more important than ever to review a facility’s financial stability and quality of life before making a move.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: It’s also more important than ever to have the resources, or the insurance, to ensure you have care options when the need arises.      
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