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.
Virginia’s home care workers at risk without Medicaid rate increase, lawmakers and providers say
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 27, 2021
A minimum wage hike might sound like a great step for home care. But unless Medicaid reimbursement rises as well, it puts home care agencies in a difficult position. That is what two Virginia state lawmakers...
Concerns grow that pandemic relief bill will accelerate ongoing shift to HCBS
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2021
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday includes billions of dollars in new funding for government long-term services and supports for frail...
Home care providers praise 10% increase in FMAP in stimulus package
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 10, 2021
A “win-win” is how LeadingAge describes the proposed 10% increase in funding to Medicaid for home- and community-based services (HCBS). The increase was part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package...
HHS to disburse $25.5B in COVID-19 relief funding
By
Liza Berger
Sep 10, 2021
Home care providers soon may be able to take advantage of a new round of COVID-19 relief funding. The Department of Health and Human Services disclosed Friday that $25.5 billion will be available on Sept....
LHC Group offers bullish outlook on home care based on new policies, legislation in Washington
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 07, 2021
National home care and hospice provider LHC Group sees nothing but tailwinds ahead, despite ongoing uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investments needed to meet demand for home care workforce
Apr 24, 2023
The home care workforce increased from 2008 to 2013, but growth slowed from 2013 to 2019 while demand increased continuously.
In effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound, CMS to pay $35 more per dose
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday an additional payment for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to Medicare beneficiaries having difficulty leaving their...
Home care could help reform long-term care system, aging expert says
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 15, 2021
Extending home care services may be one way to reform the long-term care system, according to Nora Super, senior director of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging.
Home care lauds new legislation that would create national long-term care insurance plan
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 02, 2021
A new bill before Congress would help seniors pay for long-term care at home. On Thursday, Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act.