HRSA opens Provider Relief Fund reporting portal for second period
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
The beginning of the new year also brought the opening of the Provider Relief Fund reporting portal for the second period, giving assisted living and Medicaid home- and community-based service providers...
Home Care briefs for Monday, July 12
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 12, 2021
North Carolina expands Medicaid rate protections … Pfizer to seek FDA authorization for vaccine booster … Most unvaccinated polled want a personal physician to administer COVID-19 vaccine … VillageMD...
Business briefs, Jan. 13
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2022
Supreme Court divided over state’s right to take tort recoveries from Medicaid beneficiaries
… NJ governor declares state of emergency over omicron variant … 20% of women expect later retirement...
Bill would ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates despite older adults remaining at highest risk for serious outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2023
A study underscoring the need to continue to protect older adults from COVID-19 comes as one state appears close to banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers, including senior living communities.
Bipartisan group of senators reintroduces HEAT Act
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 27, 2021
Newly reintroduced legislation would provide Medicare reimbursement for audio and video telehealth visits provided by home health agencies during the ongoing pandemic and future public health emergencies.
Assisted living, post-acute providers have ‘room for progress’ in four key areas, HHS secretary...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2018
Assisted living and post-acute care providers “will play a key role in the healthcare system over the next several decades,” HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II said Tuesday. Both industries, however,...
AHCA/NCAL launches resource guide for COVID-19 grants and loans
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 30, 2020
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has developed a resource guide for operators. The tool will help users better manage options to grants and loan programs during...
Healthcare fraud heat intensifying
Oct 26, 2015
The federal government will continue its intensified efforts to crack down on healthcare fraud cases involving program exclusions and civil monetary penalties, according to officials.
Genworth: Only 20% of adults are preparing to pay for long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2017
American adults fear long-term care costs, but not enough to save money to pay for them, according to the results of a survey by insurance company Genworth.
AARP: There is new opportunity to expand home care, improve caregivers’ conditions
By
Liza Berger
Jun 03, 2021
AARP is advocating to expand long-term care at home and improve home caregivers’ quality of life, two leaders of the organization said during a roundtable discussion Wednesday.