US HHS to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

by James Fuccione | Mar 31, 2021 | News and Updates

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL), will provide nearly $100 million to help increase vaccinations among older...

Older Adult Population Driving Growth in Mass. ‘Dual Eligible’ Membership

by James Fuccione | Mar 31, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

According to Mass Medicaid Policy Institute’s report, “A Primer on the Dual Eligible Population in Massachusetts,” over the past five years, MassHealth dual eligible membership, which currently stands at 312,000 residents, has seen growth driven by...

Baker Administration Releases Phase 4 Updated Guidance to Health Care and Human Services Providers

by James Fuccione | Mar 24, 2021 | News and Updates

As Massachusetts begins Phase 4, this week the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and respective agencies released a series of new guidance documents for health care and human service providers that supports the safe reopening of programs and provider sites...

Conversation Guide Developed by IHI to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

by James Fuccione | Mar 24, 2021 | News and Updates

To help health care staff and leaders have trust-building conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine, both at work and at home, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) developed a conversation guide based on their expertise and work. To view the guide,  users can...

Poll Finds Big Shift in High-Risk Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination

by James Fuccione | Mar 16, 2021 | Data and Reports

Last fall, nearly half of older adults were on the fence about COVID-19 vaccination – or at least taking a wait-and-see attitude, according to a University of Michigan poll taken at the time. But a new follow-up poll shows that 71% of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s...