CVS’ $8B acquisition of Signify could redefine home healthcare, observers say … Senators urge consumer protections for seniors who use peer-to-per payment applications … Social Security recipients...
CMS: Health spending grew by a slower 2.7% in 2021 as pandemic influenced trends
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2022
National healthcare spending rose 2.7% in 2021 to $4.3 trillion, according to new analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Tuesday.
Navigating insurance for those with dementia a major challenge for family caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2024
Family caregivers face many challenges in helping their loved ones who are living with dementia, not the least of which is navigating the insurance landscape for long-term care. That’s according to the...
Long-term care infrastructure needs centralized access point for information: Experts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2021
The United States needs a centralized access point for families to learn about long-term care options as well as Medicare and Medicaid, write Anne Tumlinson, David Grabowski, Ph.D., and Robert Kramer in...
Supreme Court decisions could be costly in long run, with ‘ripple effect’ for businesses, attorneys...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 23, 2024
Recent Supreme Court decisions could pose long-term ripple effects for businesses.
Nursing home owner faces 10 felony counts for Medicaid or tax fraud
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2021
The owner of a national nursing home chain is in hot water in Arkansas, where he faces eight counts of Medicaid fraud and two tax fraud counts. If convicted on any of the charges — all of which are felonies...
Workers underestimate the healthcare costs they will have in retirement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2024
A 65-year-old US worker retiring today could face an average of $165,000 in healthcare and medical costs throughout retirement, yet the average American estimates that those costs will be around $75,000,...
National health spending could hit $6.8 trillion by 2030, CMS predicts
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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...
Medi-Cal to drop asset test for Medicaid long-term care benefits
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2022
Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid public health insurance program, is dropping its asset test for residents needing long-term care.
After months of increases, SNF occupancy slowed in September: NIC report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 10, 2021
Reversing a seven-month trends, skilled nursing occupancy declined to 75.1% between August and September. That amounted to a 27 basis points downturn, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly...