Long-term care costs
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo Edouard Joseph, 91, right, clasps his hands as geriatrician Megan Young, left, prepares to give him a COVID-19 vaccination at his home in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

By Emily Swanson And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar May. 03, 2021 08:03 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for the federal budget on Friday, asking for an 8.4% increase in agency operating budgets with substantial gains for Democratic priorities like education, health care, housing and environmental protection. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Biden's ambitious expansion of long-term care sparks debate

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Apr. 09, 2021 11:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., regarding the counting of ballots in the 2020 general election. Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Wolf will ask lawmakers for billions of dollars funded by higher taxes on Pennsylvania’s huge natural gas industry for workforce development and employment assistance to help the state recover. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
What to watch for in Pennsylvania governor's budget proposal

By Marc Levy Jan. 30, 2021 07:45 AM EST

CORRECTS DATE FROM 28 TO 18 - Terezinha da Conceicao, sitting left, and Dulcinea da Silva Lopes, sitting right, become the first women to receive the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd, during the start of the vaccination program in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
The Latest: Hawaii says scarcity hinders vaccination efforts

By The Associated Press Jan. 19, 2021 03:05 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 03:00 PM EST
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Jan. 6 The Brunswick News on funds that are...

Only a fraction of vaccine has been used in Washington

Dec. 31, 2020 11:43 AM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Data from the Washington state Department of Health shows only a fraction of the more than 356,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine delivered here...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak during a news conference, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Reynolds gives $14M to Iowa care homes as virus cases rise

By Scott Mcfetridge Nov. 19, 2020 02:01 PM EST

Surge in coronavirus cases straining Nebraska hospitals

By Grant Schulte And Josh Funk Nov. 02, 2020 10:50 AM EST
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The surge in COVID-19 cases in Nebraska has led to record-high hospitalizations that are straining the state's health care system, officials...

A sign informing residents of COVID-19 testing is shown, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at the AHEPA Apartments in Miami. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban "Steve" Bovo and Prime Care Family Medical Centers opened the free testing site to test the residents of the senior apartments. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
DeSantis considers nursing home visits as death toll rises

By Curt Anderson And Brendan Farrington Jul. 28, 2020 02:36 PM EDT

Nursing home testing a massive challenge for Pennsylvania

By Marc Levy And Michael Rubinkam May. 21, 2020 04:40 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania must boost its testing numbers several times over to meet Gov. Tom Wolf's goal of administering a weekly coronavirus test...

Barber Rayshaun Smith is pictured outside The Bobbleshop & Stylz barber shop in McComb, Miss., on Monday, May 11, 2020, as barbershops and salons reopened in the state. (Matt Williamson/Enterprise-Journal via AP)
Mississippi hair styling restarts with virus safety rules

By Emily Wagster Pettus May. 11, 2020 05:49 PM EDT

Nursing home workers threaten strike in midst of pandemic

Apr. 27, 2020 07:27 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Workers at 40 Chicago-area nursing homes announced Monday they have set a May 8 strike date over wages as many of the facilities are treating...

NH gets unusable testing machines, 10 die in long-term care

By Holly Ramer And Kathy Mccormack Apr. 08, 2020 10:23 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Health officials said Wednesday there have been outbreaks of COVID-19 at three long-term care facilities in New Hampshire, and state...