CMS gives states 3 more years to comply with HCBS final rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2017
States will have until 2022 to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
Provider groups like Verma’s new vision for Medicaid
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2017
Organizations representing senior living operators told McKnight’s Senior Living that they are encouraged by the Medicaid vision and policies outlined Tuesday by Seema Verma, administrator of the...
Economist’s solution for Medicare, Medicaid funding woes? Term limits
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2018
Imposing term limits on elected officials would help solve funding issues for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, Gary D. Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council in the Trump administration,...
CMS seeks feedback on quality measures proposed for HCBS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking feedback on proposed national quality and outcomes measures for the Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services provided for older adults...
CMS seeks input on home- and community-based services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking input on ways to accelerate the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries. The request comes as many assisted living...
Mental health services for adult Medicaid recipients fell 22% last year, CMS reports
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
Adult Medicaid beneficiaries have foregone millions of primary, preventive and mental health care visits during the pandemic, according to new data by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Medicaid spent $776 million on HCBS waivers for older adults in 2014, CMS says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2016
The Medicaid program spent almost $776 million on 1915(c) waivers to cover home- and community-based services for older adults in fiscal year 2014, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare...
CMS should withdraw Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation, AHCA/NCAL says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation because, if finalized, it would jeopardize access to care and “cripple” Medicaid...
45% of Medicaid LTSS beneficiaries are older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2016
Forty-five percent of the more than 4.8 million beneficiaries of Medicaid long-term services and supports were aged 65 or more years in 2012, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Medicare...
Medicaid Access Rule review completed by White House
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2024
A proposed federal rule establishing mandatory quality measures for home- and community-based services and requiring providers to allocate 80% of HCBS payments to direct care worker pay is one step closer...