HCBS ‘especially vulnerable’ under ACA replacement, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2017
Home- and community-based services would be “especially vulnerable to deep cuts” if the American Health Care Act passed by the House of Representatives were to become law, according to a new...
CMS gives states 3 more years to comply with HCBS final rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2017
States will have until 2022 to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
Cutting LTSS funding would be ‘penny wise and pound foolish,’ Collins says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2017
Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration that affect the delivery of long-term services and supports “are really pennywise and pound foolish, because in the end they’re going...
Paying for LTSS via Medicare would improve outcomes, lower costs: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2017
Paying for long-term services and supports through Medicare for some residents of independent and assisted living communities and seniors living at home would improve care and lower costs for the government...
Per-capita Medicaid cap could reduce dual-eligible spending by $44 billion over 10 years
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2017
A per-capita cap on federal Medicaid funding growth based on medical inflation could reduce spending on dual-eligible beneficiaries by $44 billion over the next 10 years, according to new research.
CMS may extend deadline for state compliance with HCBS final rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will work to provide states with additional time to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries,...
GAO recommends increased CMS oversight of Medicaid LTSS payment rates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2017
In the wake of findings detailed in a new report from the Government Accountability Office made public on Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will take steps to ensure that states have...
Advocates for seniors identify their top issues for Trump administration
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2017
Medicaid, home- and community-based services, long-term services and supports, the elder care workforce and Medicare are among the important areas that President Donald Trump and members of Congress should...
Save HCBS-related ACA provisions, LeadingAge and other advocacy groups tell Trump
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2017
Improving access to Medicaid home- and community-based services is a critical provision of the Affordable Care Act that has bipartisan support and should remain intact even if the healthcare law is repealed...
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 4
Jan 03, 2017
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