White House authorizes free OTC COVID tests for Medicare beneficiaries … Mary Knoll communities, CarePredict partner for AI-assisted care … Fitch Ratings affirms Retirement Housing Foundation revenue...
Most Americans want health insurance companies and Medicare to pay for long-term care: poll
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Amy Novotney
Oct 16, 2020
Compared with 2018, fewer Americans now think individuals and families should be responsible for paying for their aging loved ones’ care. Instead, more believe that health insurance companies and Medicare...
Pandemic likely to jeopardize financial security of next generation of retirees
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could undermine the financial security of the next generation of retirees, according to a blog post by Richard W. Johnson, director of the Program on Retirement Policy at the Urban...
New NPHI policy chief: Time is ripe for hospice and other community-based services
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Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
The new chief policy officer for the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) told McKnight’s Home Care Daily he’s cautiously optimistic hospice providers will benefit from...
Marked weight loss found in assisted living residents during quarantine
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Kristin Della Volpe
Sep 26, 2022
Weight loss of at least 5% was found in 40% of residents at assisted living communities during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings from a retrospective chart review presented...
Humana cites better outcomes and lower costs for MA members
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 08, 2020
Humana has unveiled its annual Value-based Care Report, showing that the 2.41 million Humana individual Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receiving care from primary care physicians in value-based payment...
Aging, dying topics of popular downloaded reports
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
The National Academies Press has released the list of its top 15 reports purchased or downloaded for free in 2015. Aging, dying and other healthcare topics proved to be popular.
Florida home healthcare firms linked to $308M in fraudulent claims in federal crackdown
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2021
A massive federal crackdown on healthcare fraud in Florida last week snared 52 providers including home healthcare firms.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, March 30
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 30, 2021
Florida Insurer CEO predicts more telehealth and home visits … Study: Preoperational functional status is key in determining home vs. nonhome patient discharge … Idaho program seeks volunteers...
Business briefs, Aug. 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 05, 2022
Antipsychotics use falls when nurse staffing hours rise: study … Persistent low wages linked to cognitive decline in first study of its kind … Senator urges annual approval for Medicare, Social Security