A bipartisan bill introduced late last week would allow more kidney patients to receive dialysis in the comfort of their homes.
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.
CMS proposes first PACE update since 2006
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2016
The Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly would be updated for the first time since 2006 under a proposal announced Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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.
Ohio decision affects HCBS across the country
Sep 22, 2015
In a case believed to be the first to use Medicaid’s retroactivity requirement to challenge federal LTSS payment policies, a U.S. District Court in Ohio has ruled that the state must cover assisted...
Personal care service reforms make OIG list of top unimplemented recommendations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2019
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General references personal care services and personal care services attendants, long-term care employee background checks...
Telehealth to explode over next few years, according to global study
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 10, 2021
Telehealth consultations will increase 80% globally by 2025 and more than half of consults in North America will be virtual, according to a new study by technology research firm Juniper Research.
California PACE bill in peril
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 23, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) may veto a bill passed by the California state Legislature that would make permanent flexibilities for Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
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.
AMA considers advocating that CCRCs be part of ACOs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2017
The American Medical Association will lobby the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow continuing care retirement communities to initiate investment models of accountable care organizations...