Policy initiatives underway to lessen direct care workforce shortages
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2024
Direct care workforce shortages strain the healthcare system overall and affect access, quality and costs. Although no single answer to the issue exists, several policy initiatives and solutions underway...
A final rule issued Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission will prohibit employers across the country from using noncompete agreements in most instances.
Federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from senior living, groups fear
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2024
A federal nursing home staffing mandate will siphon workers from assisted living and other long-term care settings, in the long run limiting access to care and services, according to senior living experts...
Providers need funding to improve Medicaid HCBS access, quality, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
Senior living advocates are applauding steps announced by the federal government to ensure equitable access to home- and community-based services provided via the Medicaid program, but they say that funding...
State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2022
A federal minimum staffing mandate is on the horizon for nursing homes at the beginning of 2023. Providers and experts wonder just how the proposed mandate might address historic staffing shortages without...
Affording healthcare now a struggle for half of Americans: Poll
Oct 26, 2023
About 43% of people with employer coverage, 45% with Medicaid, 51% with Medicare, and 57% with a marketplace or individual-market plan reported difficulty affording their care.
HCBS access rule heads to final review amid senior living industry concerns
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2024
A proposed federal rule establishing mandatory quality measures for home- and community-based services and requiring providers to allocate 80% of HCBS payments to direct care worker pay now is under final...
State allocates $1B+ for assistance to Medicaid, other program beneficiaries
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2022
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp (R) has set aside more than $1 billion for the state Department of Human Services to provide cash assistance of up to $350 per active enrollee in Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition...
‘Real solutions’ for long-term care needed from legislators, industry leader says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2022
Saying that long-term care is at a “crisis point,” LeadingAge is urging lawmakers to deliver “real solutions” for older adults and their caregivers in senior living and across the long-term care...