New report calls for a coordinated plan between government and agencies to vaccinate homebound
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2021
Leading healthcare nonprofits say the U.S. is falling short vaccinating homebound seniors and people with disabilities against COVID-19. In a report released Monda
Vaccine mandates affecting home health workers likely to spur more legal challenges
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2021
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting home healthcare workers is likely to draw a number of legal challenges, especially when it comes to medical and religious exemptions.
LeadingAge unveils blueprint to restructure senior care economy
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 02, 2021
Long-term care advocacy organization LeadingAge laid out a comprehensive Blueprint for a Better Aging Infrastructure Thursday, one day after President Biden announced his $400 billion dollar plan to support...
House expected to vote to delay start of Medicare sequester
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 15, 2021
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to extend the pause on mandatory 2% cuts to Medicare known as sequester — scheduled to go into effect April 1.
Recruiting and retaining isn’t rocket science, employment attorney tells NAHC members
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 12, 2021
Atlanta employment attorney William Vail offered some basic advice Wednesday to National Association for Home Care and Hospice members struggling to recruit and retain workers.
Biden administration official calls for more coordinated approach to home- and community-based services
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Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2021
A whole government approach is needed to bring home- and community-based services (HCBS) equitably to seniors and the disabled, a top adviser to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.
Home healthcare industry already prepared for COVID-19 booster
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 19, 2021
Some home healthcare providers already had the ball rolling on preparations for COVID-19 booster vaccinations — even before the Biden administration announced Wednesday afternoon they would be offered.
Humana, Signify Health partner to take on social determinants of health in San Antonio
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 30, 2021
Humana and Signify Health, a healthcare analytics firm, are teaming up with a network of community partners in San Antonio, TX to address the social aspects of health for nearly 800 patients in that community.
Move toward home-based care ‘now inevitable,’ DispatchHealth CEO says
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 07, 2021
In eight short years DispatchHealth has undergone a transformation. It has grown from an in-home substitute for urgent emergency room (ER) care to a comprehensive model of care that now includes in-home...
Government funding of HCBS would give economic ‘boost,’ Moody’s report argues
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 23, 2021
An economic report from bond rating company Moody’s calls for increased government funding of home-and-community-based services.