CMS issues reg requiring COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Long-term care and other healthcare facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must develop COVID-19 vaccination policies for their workers by Dec. 5, and all eligible workers must...
Erickson’s Medicare Advantage plan earns 5-Star CMS rating for second consecutive year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Erickson Advantage, Erickson Senior Living’s resident-only Medicare Advantage plan, has received top recognition from the Centers for Medicare & Med
From transportation to housekeeping, MA plans moving further into the home in 2022
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Medicare Advantage plans are moving more benefits into the home in 2022. In-home primary care, transportation, meals and in-home support are just a handful of new benefits private insurers are offering...
Legislation would expand in-home dialysis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 04, 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced late last week would allow more kidney patients to receive dialysis in the comfort of their homes.
Home Care Association of NY asks other states to join its battle against sepsis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 17, 2021
The Home Care Association of New York State is on a mission to help home care and home healthcare agencies nationwide prevent hospitalizations and deaths from sepsis.
Warts and all, value-based purchasing may be coming to a home health agency near you
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 09, 2021
In the past six years Phoenix-based Banner Health has seen a marked improvement in outcomes and patient satisfaction for clients receiving home healthcare services.
NHPCO pushes for consistent training and better reporting in new hospice rule
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 01, 2021
Better training, consumer-friendly reporting and fairer non-compliance penalties are some of the recommendations the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has sent to the Centers for...
Study: Home healthcare reduced hospital readmissions for diabetic patients
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 01, 2021
Home healthcare following a hospital stay is key for diabetic seniors, according to a new report by Rutgers University.
The COVID-19 turn of the screw
By
Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2021
This move toward mandates no doubt is a bitter pill for providers to swallow.
New York aims to lead PACE expansion with innovative pilot
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2021
An innovative plan in New York State could expand the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to more people.