Addus CEO is bullish on Presbyterian Health Plan partnership
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 11, 2021
Addus HomeCare Corp., a provider of home care services as well as hospice and home health, disclosed on Wednesday that it has entered a value-based post-acute care navigation agreement with Presbyterian...
Report provides 5-point plan to improve working conditions for direct care workers
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 14, 2020
A PHI report released this week takes an in-depth look at job quality in the direct care workforce, examining long-standing barriers and the impact of COVID-19. Titled, Would You Stay? Rethinking Direct...
New CMS payment model could increase access to home care
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 04, 2020
A voluntary payment model announced Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could put home care within reach for more Medicare beneficiaries, the agency said.
Study warns against eliminating audio-only telehealth coverage
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 05, 2021
In the pre-pandemic days, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services’ telehealth reimbursement policy required the use of audio and video. A return to such a policy could hurt a significant number...
FDA authorizes ‘nation’s first’ at-home COVID-19 molecular test
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
Cue Health Inc., a healthcare technology company, recently disclosed that it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-the-counter sale of...
Long-term care financing: Much work remains
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 11, 2020
From expanding Medicare Advantage plans, to better integrating the healthcare system, to developing government-assisted private insurance options to expand long-term care coverage for a rapidly aging middle-class...
At-home hospital-level care is growing fast, home care execs say
By
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...