Residents of nursing homes have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. The nature of this coronavirus—which is particularly harmful to older adults and people with multiple chronic conditions—has left residents vulnerable. Additionally, the pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges in our fragmented long-term care system.
In May, health insurers will submit health insurance premium rate requests for 2021 to state insurance commissioners. Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at the Center for Health Insurance Reform at Georgetown, will outline some of the questions journalists should ask given that rates are expected to be extraordinarily high due to the costs of covering patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
How can journalists continue to report on COVID-19 in novel ways that inform communities, while steering clear of sensationalism? In this webinar, Kaiser Health News data editor Liz Lucas will look broadly at the COVID-19 data landscape and walk journalists through data sources on case counts, deaths, and demographics; on nursing homes, which have been particularly hard hit.
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