The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has negatively affected vulnerable beneficiaries such as the elderly, according to a witness testifying Tuesday at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee...
CMS may extend deadline for state compliance with HCBS final rule
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will work to provide states with additional time to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries,...
CMS should ensure no conflicts of interest in HCBS assessments, GAO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2018
A new report from the Government Accountability Office recommends that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma ensure that no conflicts of interest exist among entities that...
ACA replacement would cut Medicaid by $834 billion over 10 years, CBO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2017
The American Health Care Act would reduce Medicaid spending by $834 billion from 2017 to 2026 if signed into law as is, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.
Lack of affordable housing impedes integration of care, services
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2016
A paucity of affordable housing is a major impediment to integrating care and long-term services and supports in assisted living settings, according to speakers at a Bipartisan Policy Center meeting Monday.
Medicaid pays $6.6 billion for HCBS for older adults through Section 1915c waivers
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2021
Expenditures for home- and community-based services for Medicaid-eligible older adults and disabled individuals through Section 1915(c) waivers, used by some assisted living providers and others, topped...
HCBS confusion could harm assisted living providers, senators tell CMS
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2016
Confusion surrounding the provision of home- and community-based services under a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2014 may limit the ability of assisted living and...
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2022
The federal government’s introduction Thursday of quality measures for the home- and community-based services offered by assisted living and other providers comes in the midst of “longstanding, chronic...
Proposed cuts to Medicare, Social Security could follow CBO report, senators say
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2018
At least two federal lawmakers are concerned that the 10-year projections on the budget and economy released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office will lead to GOP attempts to make cuts to programs...
Reporting COVID vaccination data to CMS would be ‘burdensome,’ ‘redundant’ for assisted living,...
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2021
Requiring assisted living providers to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data to the federal government would add administrative and cost burdens to operators already challenged by the pandemic and even...