Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
Gender wage gap widens with age
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...
Genworth launches first LTC insurance plan in 5 years as Washington state residents consider ‘crazy’...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2024
The one-year anniversary of the effective date of Washington’s first-in-the nation mandatory, tax-based long-term care insurance program passed on July 1, but voters will have the opportunity to...
States increase efforts to draw workers to healthcare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Multiple states are taking efforts to build the healthcare workforce with training and certification programs.
Companies not protected from data breach lawsuits after governor vetoes bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week vetoed legislation that would have made companies immune from data breach lawsuits in certain instances.
Keep an eye on Washington state initiative, long-term care insurance expert cautions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
As the one-year anniversary of the effective date of the country’s first publicly operated, tax-based long-term care insurance program approaches July 1, voters in Washington state “are being given...
Long-term care providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recovered more than $2.75 billion in false claims against healthcare providers and charged 193 defendants so far this year in criminal cases through its 2024 National Health...
CMS to conduct ‘focused review’ of Missouri, Texas delays in processing Medicaid applications
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a focused review of how the states of Missouri and Texas process Medicaid applications.
Record-high False Claims Act settlements recovered in first half of 2024
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2024
After a record-breaking 2023, settlements under the False Claims Act continue along the same trajectory in the first half of 2024, “with notable healthcare fraud settlements under the FCA, AKS [the Anti-Kickback...
Care management improves ROI for dementia-related care costs: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
Care management significantly improved healthcare costs, utilization and overall return on investment for Medicare managed-care people living with dementia who were enrolled in one dementia care management...