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Overlooked and Undercounted: The Growing Impact of COVID-19 on Assisted Living Facilities

Sep 1, 2020

Issue Brief

This analysis examines the impact of COVID-19 on assisted living facilities, including changes in cases and deaths between June and August 2020, using state-reported data on COVID-19. The analysis finds a significant increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and staff in assisted living facilities over this two-month period. Due to the incomplete nature of state reporting, these numbers are an undercount.

Key Questions About the Impact of Coronavirus on Long-Term Care Facilities Over Time

Sep 1, 2020

Issue Brief

This analysis provides insight into trends related to cases and deaths in long-term care facilities due to COVID-19. This piece provides state-level data on cumulative cases and deaths in long-term care facilities over time, trends of new LTC cases and deaths per week, and comparisons to national trends in cases and deaths.

8 in 10 People Who Have Died of COVID-19 Were Age 65 or Older – But the Share Varies By State

Jul 24, 2020

News Release

A new KFF analysis finds that 80 percent of people who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. to date were age 65 or older, though the share varies considerably by state -- from a high of 94 percent in Idaho to a low of 70 percent in the District of Columbia.

What Share of People Who Have Died of COVID-19 Are 65 and Older – and How Does It Vary By State?

Jul 24, 2020

Issue Brief

This analysis examines the extent of state-level variation in the share of COVID-19 deaths accounted for by older adults, using data from the CDC as of July 22, 2020, for the week ending July 11, 2020.

Where are the COVID-19 Hotspots? Tracking State Outbreaks

Jun 30, 2020

Issue Brief

This brief analyzes multiple COVID-19 metrics to determine which states the pandemic is moving in the wrong, or right, direction as an increasing number of cases could be the result of more testing or the result of increasing transmission, or a combination of both.

State Efforts to Expand Medicaid Coverage & Access to Telehealth in Response to COVID-19

Jun 22, 2020

Issue Brief

To increase health care accessibility and limit risk of exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic, all fifty states and DC are expanding telehealth access for Medicaid beneficiaries. This issue brief highlights recently released federal guidance to assist Medicaid programs in developing telehealth policies in response to the COVID-19, discusses trends in state Medicaid activity to expand coverage and access to telehealth, and highlights state and federal activity support provider infrastructure and patient access to telehealth.

This Week in Coronavirus: June 11 to June 17

Jun 18, 2020

Policy Watch

Every week KFF recaps the past week in the coronavirus pandemic from our tracking, policy analysis, polling, and journalism. The June 2020 tracking poll finds that while a two-thirds of Americans support the protests against police violence, 56% say they are worried that recent protests may lead to an increase in coronavirus cases in their area.

Under the Radar: States Vary in Regulating and Reporting COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities

Jun 16, 2020

Issue Brief

This analysis examines how states are regulating assisted living facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, based on state-issued guidance for assisted living facilities on visitation, staff screening, and use of personal protective equipment. In addition, we tally state-level data on COVID-19 cases and deaths in assisted living facilities among states reporting such data as of June 8, 2020.

18 States Reporting At Least Half of Their Coronavirus Deaths Occurred in Long-term Care Facilities

In 18 States, Deaths in Long-Term Care Facilities Account for at Least Half of Their COVID-19 Deaths

May 18, 2020

Feature

As of May 14, 18 states are reporting that deaths due to COVID-19 occurring in long-term care facilities account for at least half of total deaths from the coronavirus pandemic those states. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.

As Unemployment Skyrockets, KFF Estimates More than 20 Million People Losing Job-Based Health Coverage Will Become Eligible for ACA Coverage through Medicaid or Marketplace Tax Credits

May 13, 2020

News Release

Coverage Losses Will Affect At Least a Million Residents in Each of Eight States: California, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, Florida, Michigan and Ohio With more than 31 million workers filing unemployment claims between March 1 and May 2 as the coronavirus crisis hit the nation’s economy, a new KFF analysis estimates 26.

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