President’s $400B proposal to invest in Medicaid HCBS represents ‘historic opportunity,’ Democratic...
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2021
Democratic congressmen and long-term care worker advocates beat the drum Wednesday for President Biden’s plan to invest $400 billion in Medicaid home- and community-based services.
April 29 webinar to focus on no-pay RAPS
Apr 14, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care will hold a FREE webinar on April 29 on the subject of the landmark Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) regulations.
Price tag of Better Care Better Jobs Act is closer to $150B, NAHC’s Dombi says
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2021
While language in the Better Care Better Jobs Act did not mention a dollar amount, many expected it would inject around $400 billion into Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS). It turns out...
Care infrastructure ‘vital for our economic prosperity,’ Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
By
Liza Berger
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Monday voiced her support for the Better Care Better Jobs Act, legislation currently under consideration in Congress that would increase Medicaid funding for...
AARP: There is new opportunity to expand home care, improve caregivers’ conditions
By
Liza Berger
Jun 03, 2021
AARP is advocating to expand long-term care at home and improve home caregivers’ quality of life, two leaders of the organization said during a roundtable discussion Wednesday.
Home health, home care agencies must brace for higher-acuity patients, Encompass exec says
By
Liza Berger
Mar 02, 2021
Forces of change are pushing home health and home care into more acute care delivery models, such as hospital-at-home and SNF-at-home, the chief strategy and innovation officer for home health and hospice...
Home care at a tipping point: Agency offers perspective on field’s tremendous growth
By
Liza Berger
Feb 23, 2021
Many players in the home care market have thrived in the past year as the pandemic steered seniors to remain at home for long-term care services versus enter senior care facilities. HomeWell Care Services,...
Home care providers rally around CDC booster shot decision; CMS to pay for third shot
By
Liza Berger
Sep 27, 2021
Home care providers were pleased after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday signed off on a third Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older and people at increased risk for...
The two big C’s in home care
By
Liza Berger
Aug 06, 2021
Not surprisingly, two big issues dominated the first live home care conference in months: the Choose Home Care Act and the coronavirus.
Pandemic-related home health waivers likely to continue through 2021
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2021
Good news for providers: The Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to last until the end of 2021, according to a Jan. 22 letter to governors from Norris Cochran, the acting secretary of the Department...