ACA replacement would harm providers, caregivers, elderly, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2017
Long-term services and supports providers, Medicaid beneficiaries and professional caregivers would suffer if the bill that Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed Monday to replace the Affordable...
Medicaid, affordable housing changes in proposed budget concern senior living advocates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2019
Senior living advocates are urging Congress to reject the reforms to Medicaid in President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 and also are “deeply disappointed” in changes to affordable...
Proposed budget’s cuts to Medicaid, affordable housing elicit concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
“Drastic” and “devastating” are two of the words used by advocacy organizations representing seniors housing or care providers and those they serve to describe President Trump’s...
Operators join march against possible Medicaid cuts
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 08, 2017
Senior living executives joined hundreds of demonstrators and several lawmakers opposed to Medicaid funding cuts during a rally this week at the U.S. Capitol.
Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
As a kickoff to Caregivers Month, President Biden spoke Tuesday about the “care economy” at Washington, DC’s Union Station, celebrating the contributions of care workers across the country. Senior...
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
By
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...
Tweaking Medicaid eligibility criteria would benefit vulnerable older adults ‘tremendously’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2023
Findings from new research at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston dispel policymaker fears that adding more recipients to the Medicaid program by using alternative eligibility criteria would bankrupt...
Provider group seeks 2-year moratorium on HCBS settings rule enforcement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
A new white paper from LeadingAge recommends a two-year enforcement moratorium on the federal government’s home- and community-based services settings final rule, saying that it is flawed policy.
Providers need funding to improve Medicaid HCBS access, quality, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
Senior living advocates are applauding steps announced by the federal government to ensure equitable access to home- and community-based services provided via the Medicaid program, but they say that funding...
HCBS ‘especially vulnerable’ under ACA replacement, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2017
Home- and community-based services would be “especially vulnerable to deep cuts” if the American Health Care Act passed by the House of Representatives were to become law, according to a new...