The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed state policymakers to make their Medicaid programs more flexible, analysts from Manatt Health, with funding from The SCAN Foundation, reveal in a recently published resource...
Doctors and nurses personally delivering COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors nationwide
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 22, 2021
With there being between 2 million and 4.4 million older homebound adults, many with multiple chronic conditions, several medical centers and health organizations are sending doctors and nurses to apartment...
Medicare payment changes aim to boost at-home kidney care and dialysis
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Joe Jancsurak
Nov 04, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says that a new final rule will improve the determination process for an add-on payment adjustment to incentivize innovative dialysis equipment while supporting...
Number of MA beneficiaries receiving supplemental benefits for the chronically ill triples in one year,...
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 09, 2021
The number of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receiving Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) has skyrocketed — from 1 million in 2020 to 3 million in 2021— according to a...
10 defendants arrested in connection with Brooklyn home health fraud scheme
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 18, 2020
Ten defendants were arrested on Wednesday and will appear in Manhattan federal court for their roles in an alleged scheme “to swindle the managed healthcare system by billing for no-show cases,” said...
At-home hospital-level care is growing fast, home care execs say
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 24, 2021
Robust Medicare reimbursements for house calls and nonmedical services, and the need for hospital beds due to COVID-19 are driving increases in Medicare Hospital at Home programs nationwide. Given the...
Pandemic exacts heavy toll on adult day services but spurs innovation, association says
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 10, 2021
Adult day services centers continue to weather the storm brought on by COVID-19. But it has not been easy. Many centers have been forced to shut their doors, according to the National Adult Day Services...
Heart failure training increases home care worker job satisfaction: Cornell study
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Joe Jancsurak
Nov 12, 2020
Home care workers who have been trained in heart failure are more satisfied with their jobs and feel more prepared and confident working with heart failure patients, according to new cross-campus research...
Senators introduce bill calling for $1.5B to help seniors cope with the effects of COVID-19
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 26, 2021
In recognition of the soaring demand for senior services during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced on Thursday the Continued...