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Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. Image credit: Al Drago
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COVID was America’s third leading cause of death in 2020
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2020, file photo, Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg walks among thousands of white flags planted in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19 near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File
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By Riley Griffin and Robert Langreth Bloomberg News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, contributing to a 15.9% increase in the death rate from a year earlier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an official report citing full-year data.
Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday. Al Drago/Getty Images
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Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday.
April 1, 2021 6:07 AM By Brandon Lee
President Joe Bidenâs call to spend $400 billion to expand home and community-based care is raising advocatesâ hopes that lawmakers might finally address long-standing challenges the industry, the elderly and people with disabilities face.
Bidenâs multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal unveiled yesterday included the new funds over eight years to boost access to long-term care under Medicaid, the federal governmentâs public health insurance program for the poor and disabled. Many Americans suffer on waiting lists for home care under Medicaid, the main payer for home- and community-based support. Wages remain low for home-care workers in demanding jobs. Biden has signaled he wants to handle these costly issues side-by-side.