Palliative care payment model is on the not-so-distant horizon, advocates believe
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 28, 2021
Palliative care advocates are gaining confidence the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will give the go-ahead for a demonstration payment model covering community-based palliative care.
Bipartisan Credit for Caring Act provides financial boost to family caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 21, 2021
Bi-partisan legislation providing up to a $5000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for eligible working family caregivers is now winding its way through Congress.
End of enhanced jobless benefits could be a wildcard in recruitment
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 08, 2021
The end of enhanced unemployment benefits could be a boon for home care agencies struggling to hire workers since the pandemic struck early last year.
How a Caregiver of the Year found his calling at age 60
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
It might have been fate or perhaps divine intervention that led Bill Glover to caregiving at age 60.
Newly unveiled American Jobs Plan could lead to union organizing uptick
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 05, 2021
Brace yourselves, home care agency owners: President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan could set the stage for an expansion of union organization in the home care industry — one of the nation’s...
Congress spars over how to support the care economy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 21, 2021
Support is building in Congress for providing funds for the care economy, but there appears to be a wide gulf between Democrats and Republicans on how to go about it
LeadingAge to Congress: Don’t let seniors down
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 11, 2021
Aging services organization LeadingAge is urging the Senate to turn its attention to the care economy now that it has passed the $1 trillion infrastructure package.
Home care providers virtually hit Capitol Hill to push telehealth, Medicaid increase, higher wages
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 23, 2021
Wednesday was a day for the record books at LeadingAge. In a virtual march on Washington, 440 association members, representing 5,000 nonprofit aging service providers, swarmed Capitol Hill to lobby for...
Peer-to-Peer: Help at Home adds value with HealthyMatch program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
As more care moves into the home, keeping seniors healthy and safe is paramount for both providers and payers.
If Medicare adds more benefits, Medicare Advantage might feel need to do the same: public policy expert
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 15, 2021
As Senate Democrats quibble over what Medicare expansion might look like, home care observers are wondering what a larger program might mean for Medicare Advantage, which increasingly is insuring more...