Four million people could benefit under Medicaid expansion, new study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 21, 2021
Medicaid expansion in states like Texas, Florida and Georgia could help more than 4 million Americans get healthcare insurance. That’s according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund.
NAHC clears up confusion on face-to-face encounters, other questions stemming from COVID-19 statute
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 03, 2021
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice reports that it has received clarification from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding some discrepancies between Medicare regulations...
Nevada Personal Care Association sounds alarm bell as home care oversight bill moves closer to passage
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 21, 2021
On Wednesday, Nevada moved a step closer to creating a home care standards board that the Personal Care Association of Nevada (PCAN) fears could put undue burden on the state’s home care industry.
Anticipating congressional action, CMS gives home care providers break on scheduled sequestration
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 01, 2021
Starting today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is giving home care providers breathing room as it waits for congressional action on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts.
Advocacy group alleges PDGM is ‘discriminatory’ policy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 05, 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) accused the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday of using unfair practices against beneficiaries requiring longer-term home healthcare.
Home care providers welcome confirmation of Brooks-LaSure as new CMS administrator
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 26, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at last has a new administrator. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head CMS by a 55 to 44 vote, with four Republicans...
Home care program allowed discriminatory requests for visiting aides, lawsuit alleges
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 02, 2020
A state contractor that coordinates home healthcare visits under Connecticut’s Medicaid program repeatedly has accommodated “discriminatory requests by Medicaid home health care recipients not to send...
Spending on HCBS continues to comprise more than half of total Medicaid LTSS outlay, CMS finds
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 22, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the Medicaid LTSS Annual Expenditures Report for federal fiscal years (FFY) 2017 and 2018. This report discusses the long-term services and...
Home healthcare spending rises by 7.7% to $113.5B in 2019
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 17, 2020
Home healthcare spending continues to climb. It soared to $113.5 billion in 2019, 7.7% higher than the year before, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary, which...
New York state on the hook for $54M+ in bogus Medicaid payments
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 15, 2020
The federal government would like the state of New York to return more than $54 million in improper Medicaid payments related to its personal care services program.