Vaccine mandate brings relief to home care agencies but raises questions
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
President Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers at healthcare agencies receiving Medicare and Medicaid was the kind of good news Louisiana home care agencies needed.
HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Caregivers are in the driver’s seat and will be for years to come. That’s the message from HomeCare.com CEO Todd Walrath.
CMS issues guidance to states on how to use enhanced Medicaid HCBS funding from stimulus package
By
Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
States can only use enhanced Medicaid funds from the recently passed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package to strengthen their home- and community-based services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Home care providers virtually hit Capitol Hill to push telehealth, Medicaid increase, higher wages
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 23, 2021
Wednesday was a day for the record books at LeadingAge. In a virtual march on Washington, 440 association members, representing 5,000 nonprofit aging service providers, swarmed Capitol Hill to lobby for...
Congressional Democrats back long-term care help for middle-income families
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2021
President Joseph Biden’s $400 billion plan to upgrade the nation’s caregiving infrastructure could include ways to help middle-income Americans pay for long-term care through Medicare of Medicaid.
For 2021, home care looks for expanded Medicaid and Medicare coverage, solutions to staffing shortage
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2021
As the pandemic has shined a light on the capabilities of home care and home health, associations are looking for the Biden administration to expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage in the space this year.
Home care’s future looks bright — and daunting — as workforce challenges loom large
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 19, 2020
With the number of Medicare beneficiaries expected to increase from 54 million to more than 80 million by 2030, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee, and with the public expressing a preference...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen talks about recession, minimum wage, immigration, entitlements and ‘root...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2019
Janet Yellen hit on numerous topics Thursday in the opening session of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference.
Paul Ryan talks healthcare, immigration at NIC in first post-Congress speech
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2019
The Medicaid and immigration programs will be reformed, and senior living and long-term care providers can help shape the outcome, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said during Thursday’s...