During this critical time, Home Health Care News remains committed to bringing you all the essential news related to home-based care operations. At the same time, we also recognize the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to our regular content, we’ll continue to highlight industry-related developments and mitigation strategies in this rolling bulletin.

— Nearly 600 front-line health care workers in the U.S. have died as a result of the coronavirus, a project by The Guardian and Kaiser Health News suggests. That figure includes everyone from doctors to hospital janitors, administrators and nursing home workers. That number is significantly higher than the number the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put out: 368. However, the CDC has noted that its count is likely too low.

— The global death toll is also reaching striking numbers, according to Johns Hopkins University. Data collected by the university suggest more than 400,000 people worldwide have now died as a result of the virus.

— The coronavirus has ushered in what many predict will be lasting changes to the health care system. The latest in the home-based care realm? Intermountain Healthcare’s new in-home hospital-level care.

— The small businesses landscape will also likely see some lasting changes as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. More than one in five small businesses say they’re two months or less away from closing, according to a recent MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll. That figure is relevant to the home-based care industry because it’s dominated by mom-and-pop shops. On top of that, more than 100,000 businesses have closed permanently since March, according to research out of University of Illinois, Harvard University and the University of Chicago.

— As states continue to reopen and more Americans go back to work, the economy is showing signs of improvement. Still, the economic fallout the COVID-19 emergency created are significant. The federal budget deficit was $424 billion in May, nearly double what it was a year earlier, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

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