Expand HCBS access to address unmet care needs of older adults, researchers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 06, 2023
Expanding access to home- and community-based services is the recommendation from a new report from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis on unmet care needs among the nation’s older adults.
Lawmakers turn up heat on CMS to expand access to Alzheimer’s treatments
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2023
Medicare needs to reconsider its national coverage decision on FDA-approved Alzheimer’s drug treatments, bipartisan members of the House told Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita...
HCBS gap analysis should avoid ‘Hunger Games’ scenario, expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2023
As the state of New Hampshire embarks on a gap analysis of its home- and community-based services system, one senior living organization leader is cautioning against a “Hunger Games” scenario that...
Some assisted living providers to get more money via provider relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2023
Arkansas assisted living providers participating in the state’s Medicaid waiver program are about to be on the receiving end of part of $2 million in federal provider relief funds.
Better wages, working conditions key to attracting more workers to HCBS settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2023
The size of the home- and community-based services workforce has not kept pace with expanding numbers of Medicaid program participants, according to a new study whose authors contend that better pay and...
Providers ‘barely surviving’ as lawmakers debate increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 23, 2023
Assisted living and other long-term care operators in Montana are “barely surviving” due to increased operational costs, providers testified before the Montana state legislature’s health and human...
More news for Wednesday, July 19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2023
Arkansas working on new rates for assisted living Medicaid enrollees … Timing of 6.5% Medicaid rate increase to NY assisted living providers remains unclear … Oregon weighs repeal of COVID-19 PHE,...
Medicaid rate increase delay creates ‘desperate situation’ for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2023
The “unnecessary and poorly timed delay” in Arkansas’ Medicaid reimbursement increases has created a “desperate situation” for assisted living providers, according to one provider group.
More news for Wednesday, Feb. 22
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2023
Congressman tells AG Garland that Esformes case is ‘political’ … FHCA unveils 2023 legislative priorities … Medicare advisers suggest tweak to coverage process for Alzheimer’s drugs … Schumer...
Measure would result in increased aid for assisted living communities
By
Max Bachmann
Jul 05, 2023
The Medicaid reimbursement rate for assisted living communities, comprehensive personal care homes and assisted living programs in New Jersey would increase under legislation approved by the New Jersey...