New healthcare firm aims to offer holistic primary care services to seniors
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
A new healthcare company, ArchWell Health, plans to provide holistic primary healthcare services to Medicare-eligible seniors in medically underserved neighborhoods across the United States. The formation...
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
California’s Department of Aging recently released a 10-year “Master Plan for Aging.” The blueprint aims to guide state and local governments, the private sector and charitable organizations toward...
Number of MA beneficiaries receiving supplemental benefits for the chronically ill triples in one year,...
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 09, 2021
The number of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receiving Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) has skyrocketed — from 1 million in 2020 to 3 million in 2021— according to a...
Humana, reporting 2020 4Q loss, remains bullish on home care
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 04, 2021
During an earnings call on Wednesday, Humana executives called attention to the ongoing financial impact of the pandemic, which contributed to a loss for the fourth quarter of $458 million, or $2.07 diluted...
MedPAC approves recommendations for cuts to home health and hospice payments
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress on Medicare issues, recently voted in favor of recommendations to reduce the 2021 Medicare base payment rates for hospice and home health...
President reportedly names two acting administrators to CMS helm
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
Two longtime Centers for Medicare and Medicaid staffers — Liz Richter and Jeff Wu — will temporarily lead CMS under the Biden administration, according to a staff email from former CMS Administrator...
NAHC assessment of COVID-19 relief bill: more work to be done
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
Although the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill recently signed into law contains positive provisions for the home care and hospice segments, much more needs to be done to ensure that providers can continue...
CEO urges Congress to support senior care services
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
In an open letter Tuesday congratulating members of the 117th Congress on the start of “a new and challenging legislative year,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of Leading Age and acting president...
Medicare Advantage outcomes top traditional Medicare: report
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 05, 2021
Medicare Advantage outperforms traditional Medicare when it comes to pneumonia and flu vaccines, diabetic eye exams, post-acute care and avoidable hospitalizations — all of which enable older adults...
Academy president calls for passage of legislation to delay Medicare payment cuts
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 16, 2020
Home care providers are pushing lawmakers to pass current legislation that would postpone scheduled cuts to home-based primary care.