Senior living leaders ask lawmakers to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2024
As assisted living providers struggle to provide services to Medicaid home- and community-based services beneficiaries, industry leaders from two states are asking lawmakers to bump up reimbursement rates...
Medicaid eligibility standards updated for 2024
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday released an informational bulletin with updated federal poverty level standards applied to eligibility criteria for Medicaid.
Increased regulation, active adult, Medicaid HCBS top list of trends predicted for senior living in 2024
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
Heightened state regulation, dementia care support, the rise of active adult communities and the increased provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries are among the top trends...
Medicaid HCBS waiting lists force difficult decisions for some assisted living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2023
State Medicaid home- and community-based services program waiting lists could force difficult decisions for some assisted living operators with residents who have spent down their resources but now must...
Assisted living closures prompt states to increase Medicaid HCBS rates to stifle workforce shortages
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2023
More than half of the states have increased payment rates for Medicaid home- and community-based services to address workforce challenges after assisted living communities closed, according to new data...
Medicaid LTSS spending continues shift toward HCBS for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 23, 2023
Medicaid long-term services and supports spending continues to shift toward home- and community-based services, including services provided in assisted living communities, according to two new reports...
‘Well intentioned’ senior living relocation bill fails to address low Medicaid reimbursement rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 16, 2023
A bill that would extend the amount of time that Wisconsin assisted living communities, nursing homes or managed care organizations are required to notify residents of eviction or relocation is being called...
Assisted living providers must pay attention to Medicaid beneficiary protections in HCBS regulations,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2023
Assisted living providers might be breaking state and federal laws in refusing to accept Medicaid or in attempting to evict residents without giving them an opportunity to appeal, according to two elder...
State becomes first to strip Medicaid asset limit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 17, 2023
Low-income older Californians soon won’t need to prove their asset levels to be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, after the approval of a state plan amendment.
Assisted living operator indicted in $800,000 Medicaid fraud case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An assisted living operator has been indicted on multiple fraud charges for allegedly failing to document services provided and for allegedly submitting false Medicaid claims.