Entities that coordinate long-term services and supports could be evaluated and accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance under a new initiative announced by the group. The NCQA is welcoming...
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2022
The federal government’s introduction Thursday of quality measures for the home- and community-based services offered by assisted living and other providers comes in the midst of “longstanding, chronic...
Assisted living threatened by looming federal expirations
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 02, 2019
A federal rule provision and a federal program, both of which help enable older adults to live in assisted living or at home rather than in nursing homes, are set to expire Dec. 31 unless Congress acts.
Executive order favors HCBS over nursing homes
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 06, 2019
A new executive order from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf calls for state agencies to find ways to transition older adults from nursing homes to home- and community-based settings. Such settings can include...
Personal care aides should be part of care team: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2019
Personal care aides should be included in the team-based programs through which home- and community-based services and care increasingly are delivered in assisted living communities and homes, but several...
Past efforts point way to future success of Medicaid LTSS reform: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2017
As the population depending on Medicaid long-term services and supports grows, the experiences of several states offer lessons that providers can use to identify opportunities to collaborate with state...
Medicaid spent $776 million on HCBS waivers for older adults in 2014, CMS says
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2016
The Medicaid program spent almost $776 million on 1915(c) waivers to cover home- and community-based services for older adults in fiscal year 2014, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare...
HCBS quality measure standardization closer to reality
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2016
Standardizing the measurement of the quality of home- and community-based services across payers and delivery systems is one step closer to reality with the release of a final set of recommendations from...
AMA supports incentives to expand home- and community-based services
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2018
States should be incentivized to expand the availability of and access to home- and community-based services, the American Medical Association House of Delegates said in a policy it adopted at its recent...
LTSS providers to receive 3% rate increase in Maryland
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Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2018
Providers of home- and community-based services and nursing home care to Medicaid beneficiaries in Maryland will receive a 3% rate increase for fiscal year 2019, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.