Dr. Bianca K. Frogner, Director of the Center for Health Workforce Studies co-authors an op-ed piece published in The Hill asking, “Why do we only care about long-term care in a crisis?” Dr. Frogner along with health economists from Harvard and MIT discuss the vulnerability of our older populations who reside in nursing homes and why it is not surprising that they are facing such a crisis during COVID-19. The team proposes greater investment to protect patients and workers in long-term care from the current crisis in addition to supporting the industry in the future.
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