Last week, the Biden administration withdrew Texas’s Medicaid waiver. This week, Republican Sen. John Cornyn responded in, well, unkind.
Uncle Sam, protector of senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2020
As bad as this year has been, observant operators have learned an important lesson: the government considers senior living too important to fail.
In-home chemo infusion poses numerous health risks, groups insist
By
John O'Connor
Sep 24, 2020
Although many healthcare professionals see a bright future for telehealth and expanded care in home care settings, oncology groups are drawing the line at chemotherapy infusions.
Home care briefs for Thursday, Sept. 24
By
John O'Connor
Sep 24, 2020
Top Choice Home Care opening second location … Dakota Home Care opens new office in Fargo … Improved home care services coming for Missouri’s Medicaid recipients … Why medical supply shortages...
Home care briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 23
By
John O'Connor
Sep 23, 2020
Lotsa Helping Hands and Papa team up to improve care … Indiana pilot program aids Medicaid waiver managers … Many falls can be prevented
CMS finalizes chronic kidney disease payment model
By
John O'Connor
Sep 22, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized an alternative payment model for patients with chronic kidney disease.
Growing pains or not, many operators wincing under PDGM
By
John O'Connor
Sep 21, 2020
Many home care operators viewed the looming Patient-Driven Grouping Model with a combination of angst and dread. Nearly a year into Medicare’s new classification and payment system, such concerns hardly...
Senior living operators, the ball’s in your court
By
John O'Connor
Sep 17, 2020
It’s a bit troubling to watch bad moves made by skilled care operators repeated in senior living. Yet it continues to happen.
Proposed rule might speed delivery of medical devices to home care recipients
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
Medicare beneficiaries receiving home health services soon might gain quicker access to innovative medical devices, under a new federal proposal.
As COVID-19 spreads, hospitals find there’s no place like home
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
Historically, patients have moved from home to hospital. Might COVID-19 help change that dynamic? Certainly, there are signs that hospital-at-home models are gaining traction.