Price tag of Better Care Better Jobs Act is closer to $150B, NAHC’s Dombi says
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2021
While language in the Better Care Better Jobs Act did not mention a dollar amount, many expected it would inject around $400 billion into Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS). It turns out...
Care infrastructure ‘vital for our economic prosperity,’ Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
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Liza Berger
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Monday voiced her support for the Better Care Better Jobs Act, legislation currently under consideration in Congress that would increase Medicaid funding for...
CMS proposes 1.7%, or $310M, payment rate update to home health agencies in 2022
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Liza Berger
Jun 28, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is recommending an estimated 1.7% increase to home health agencies in calendar year (CY) 2022, the agency disclosed late Monday in its voluminous 387-page proposed...
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
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Liza Berger
Jun 21, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care Daily readers are most interested in stories that help them improve care quality and better understand regulatory developments. And they want to learn more about palliative care...
MedPAC recommendations: Change MA benchmark policy, operate fewer alternative payment models
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Liza Berger
Jun 16, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued a report Tuesday that advises Congress to change the benchmark policy for the growing Medicare Advantage (MA) program. It also recommended that...
CMS’ innovation arm signals it is moving toward palliative care, capitation payment models
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Liza Berger
Jun 10, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) likely will be initiating a palliative care payment model, the agency said Wednesday.
AARP: There is new opportunity to expand home care, improve caregivers’ conditions
By
Liza Berger
Jun 03, 2021
AARP is advocating to expand long-term care at home and improve home caregivers’ quality of life, two leaders of the organization said during a roundtable discussion Wednesday.
Home care providers declare 2021 ‘year of healthcare at home’ while they acknowledge acute workforce...
By
Liza Berger
May 21, 2021
Leaders of two key home care associations voiced their excitement Thursday regarding the growing legislative and regulatory momentum in the direction of home care.
Advocacy group urges CMS to grow Medicare dental plan coverage
By
Liza Berger
May 20, 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Congress to expand dental plan coverage under Medicare.
InnovAge grows members, centers in latest quarter as ModivCare weathers pandemic with personal care acquisition
By
Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
InnovAge, a new publicly traded company that contracts with Medicare and Medicaid through the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), experienced signs of pandemic recovery in the fiscal...