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“The virus is the boss” — U.S. lives and livelihoods at the beginning of 2021

Health Populi

Goolsbee and Jason Furman, former Chair of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, tag-teamed the U.S. ” COVID-19 is, indeed, a tough boss. hit a COVID-19 mortality apex of 4,000 deaths in one day, a spike that resulted in part from holiday reunions among family and friends in late December through New Year’s.

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Health Care Costs for a Couple in Retirement in the U.S. Reach $300,000

Health Populi

While the rate of increase year-on-year since then has slowed, the $300,000 price-tag for retiree health care costs is a huge number few Americans have saved for. Now in the context of the post-COVID-19-pandemic era, one in five employees in the U.S. is “accelerating plans” to quit work, Fidelity learned.

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Social isolation of older adults – a problem and an opportunity

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Every day there is some new article about the impact of Covid-19 on older adults -- or another study turns up that you missed. Studies have shown that loneliness and social isolation may be linked to all-cause mortality. category tags: social isolation , computers, internet and social networking.

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Study: NYC Black, Latino patients less likely than white patients to use telehealth during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new study from the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association published this week showed that in New York City during the first few months of the pandemic, Black and Latino patients had lower odds of using telehealth versus other modalities. "COVID is not the great equalizer," Smith said. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Paddy Padmanabhan In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems saw dramatic spikes in virtual visits and telehealth adoption in the patient population. A study by non-profit group FAIR Health suggests a 4,000% increase in telehealth claims across the country in the first few months of the pandemic.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By the end of 2021, about 4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered globally. Pharmaceutical companies will be collaborating extensively for manufacturing, supply chain requirements, post surveillance studies as well as storage. And hybrid models of interaction (in-person and remote) will become more common.

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Telehealth and mail-order abortion possible in some states during pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We’ve seen the undue burden and hardship these restrictions create during COVID-19, especially in communities hit hardest by the pandemic," said Skye Perryman, chief legal officer at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which was a coplaintiff in the case. " she said.