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Massachusetts Should Disclose More Information about Its Recent Reduction in the Official Count of Long-term Care Deaths
The public -- particularly in Massachusetts, where COVID-19’s toll on elders has been so great -- has a right to know how many deaths occurred in state-regulated eldercare facilities, and how that compares to the total number of deaths. But the state's new counting standard clouds this information, and should be corrected or at least disclosed.