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UNITED STATES Dear Toni: You have written about other options for long term care in the past and have discussed life insurance with living benefits. This confuses me because I thought all life insurance plans were the same. I was only aware of term and whole life.
How does this new type of life insurance help one with a long-term care issue? Currently, my mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and at 75, is in the early stages, and her Alzheimer’s can last for years. Would she be able to apply for one of these new living benefit policies? Thank you for all you do to help us understand these complicated Medicare issues…Sally from Tampa, FL.
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Minnesotans with pre-existing health conditions and workers in essential industries should soon learn when it will be their turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Minnesota officials said Tuesday.
A decision could come within a week after state officials make final decisions about the next phase of the rollout, Gov. Tim Walz said.
On deck are around 430,000 workers in essential industries who so far have not been eligible for the vaccine, including those in manufacturing, grocery stores, agriculture, public transit and the postal service.
The next phase will also expand to reach those with underlying health conditions that make them susceptible to COVID-19 complications.
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Only 7,400 COVID-19 vaccine shots have been given to residents and workers at Minnesota nursing homes in the past week despite a targeted campaign that gave them first priority for vaccinations.
The slow pace has stemmed from bottlenecks in the patchwork distribution system, particularly with the large pharmacy chains that were tapped by the federal government to deliver the shots in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Those pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreens, lacked the technicians to administer the vaccines quickly, which has resulted in unexpectedly long waits for the shots to arrive.
Across the state, some long-term care providers have turned to local pharmacies in a push to get vulnerable residents and staff inoculated as quickly as possible, industry representatives say.