National health spending could hit $6.8 trillion by 2030, CMS predicts
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2022
National health spending should grow 4.2% for 2021, reaching nearly $4.3 trillion, according to estimates released Monday by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. National...
SNFs see increase in Medicaid, Medicare payer mix; other payer mixes decrease
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities across the United States have experienced increases in both Medicaid and Medicare payer mix while other payer mixes have decreased in recent years, according to a three-year...
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...
Supreme Court spars over case that could limit power of federal agencies
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2024
Some Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled their willingness to give courts more discretion in interpreting “ambiguous” federal statutes rather than leaving that work to the agencies tasked...
During a pandemic that has hampered nursing homes’ most profitable business — post-surgery rehab — some facilities have been admitting COVID-19 patients to ease the burden on overwhelmed hospitals,...
Medicaid, VA offer opportunities, challenges for home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2022
Home care firms looking to change their payer mix increasingly are considering public programs such as Medicaid and Veterans Affairs programs. But experts warned of the promise and pitfalls of both programs...
HHS extends deadline for assisted living operators to apply for CARES Act funding
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 20, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday extended until Aug. 3 the deadline for eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers, including assisted living operators,...
State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2022
A federal minimum staffing mandate is on the horizon for nursing homes at the beginning of 2023. Providers and experts wonder just how the proposed mandate might address historic staffing shortages without...
HHS: Public health emergency likely to last rest of year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2021
The federal public health emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic likely will extend through 2021, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Norris Cochran said Friday in a letter to governors.
HCBS market recovers from drop that followed CMS proposal
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2023
Home- and community-based services markets are starting to recover after they “panicked” when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in late-April proposed that 80% of Medicaid payments for HCBS...