State Medicaid directors urge caution on Graham-Cassidy reforms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 22, 2017
The Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act contains “significant challenges” that deserve “thorough discussion, examination and analysis,” the National...
ManorCare CEO steps down, QCP grants more time for receivership response
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2017
On the same day that HCR ManorCare announced that its president and CEO is stepping down, Quality Care Properties said that it is giving ManorCare more time to respond to its request that an independent...
Medicaid block grant proposal ‘must be carefully evaluated,’ provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
A plan that would make Tennessee the first state to receive its Medicaid funding via a block grant “must be carefully evaluated,” the executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Association...
Improving guardianship systems is aim of demonstration project
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2017
A new demonstration project has the goal of improving state guardianship systems for older adults with dementia, individuals with disabilities and others.
Assisted living, affordable housing residents could be affected by Medicaid block grant plan, advocates...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2020
The Trump administration is expected to announce Thursday a major change to the Medicaid program that would allow states to convert part of their federal funding into a block grant with a fixed cap.
HUD to spend $15 million to test housing and services model
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 21, 2016
Three-year grants will enable eligible owners of HUD-assisted senior housing developments to hire full-time enhanced service coordinators and part-time wellness nurses.
FDA fast-tracks Alzheimer’s drug
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2016
The FDA has granted fast-track status to a drug that is in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, according to the developers of the medication.
$6 million Labor Department grant to Argentum will fund apprenticeship program for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
Argentum expects to use a grant of almost $6 million from the Department of Labor to train more than 7,200 apprentices in key senior living and allied health occupations, the organization announced Wednesday.
Advocacy group sues HHS for leaving LGBT elders ‘especially vulnerable’ during COVID-19 pandemic
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2020
A rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services leaves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender older adults “especially vulnerable” as the country confronts the coronavirus pandemic,...
Not granting medical leave violated ADA, EEOC says in lawsuit against operator
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2019
A senior living operator violated the American with Disabilities Act when it did not accommodate a new employee’s request for a medical leave of absence, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges...