Low-income older Californians soon won’t need to prove their asset levels to be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, after the approval of a state plan amendment.
Assisted living operator indicted in $800,000 Medicaid fraud case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An assisted living operator has been indicted on multiple fraud charges for allegedly failing to document services provided and for allegedly submitting false Medicaid claims.
A plan to cut Montana’s Medicaid waiting list via assisted living was met with bipartisan cheers. Then...
By
Mike Dennison - KFF Health News
Jul 24, 2023
Montana’s governor recently vetoed legislation that would have decreased the waiting list for government-supported long-term care by expanding access to assisted living.
Medicaid changes could help assisted living help more older adults
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
There is enough room for quality assisted living providers of every size as long as we remain focused on quality and safety, funding and support, adequate and well-thought-out regulation, and better healthcare...
Making assisted living communities Medicaid-eligible providers would benefit residents, companies, government,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2023
A Pennsylvania legislator has proposed a bill that would allow assisted living communities to become Medicaid-eligible providers, and the results of a new member survey from the Pennsylvania Health Care...
Work group tackles ‘smashing barrier’ to hospice for Medicaid-funded assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
A New York Department of Health work group recently began meeting to make recommendations on coordinating hospice care for residents living in the state’s Medicaid-funded assisted living program.
Providers ‘barely surviving’ as lawmakers debate increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 23, 2023
Assisted living and other long-term care operators in Montana are “barely surviving” due to increased operational costs, providers testified before the Montana state legislature’s health and human...
State proposal would bring Medicaid reimbursement to assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 22, 2022
Older adults in Pennsylvania who no longer can afford their assisted living community but who don’t require skilled nursing care may get a lifeline to age in place under a new proposal.
Heroes emerge as providers enter Hurricane Helene recovery mode
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2024
Heavy rains pelted the southeastern United States for several days after Hurricane Helene hit the Florida Gulf Coast. And although some areas experienced life-threatening conditions and flooding, senior...
Proposals would exacerbate workforce shortages, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2024
Proposed changes to an existing law overseeing protections for older adults would delay hiring practices, create backlogs and become another unfunded mandate for Pennsylvania’s senior living and care...