New law tackles assisted living workforce, regulatory challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2023
A new state law will strengthen senior living providers’ ability to hire more caregivers and provide high-quality care, industry advocates say.
Business briefs, May 8
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2023
Take-home COVID liability at stake at California High Court … Debt ceiling breach could stop Medicare, Medicaid payments to providers … ‘Season of Reflection’ to be theme of National Assisted Living...
Reported smoking prevalence lowest since 1965
May 04, 2023
18.7% of US adults reported any tobacco product use in 2021; 77.5% of those using tobacco products reported combustible product use.
Telehealth’s upward growth trajectory hits a bump in February
By
John O'Connor
May 04, 2023
While the use of telehealth generally continues to expand, its use declined by 6.8% nationwide in February, according to the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.
Employers’ healthcare costs expected to climb faster than inflation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2023
Employer healthcare costs and premiums are likely to climb faster than inflation in 2023 and 2024, according to findings released Tuesday in Buck’s 44th Nation
Bipartisan group of 23 state AGs joins call for unrestricted coverage of Alzheimer’s treatments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2023
A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 23 states have joined a growing chorus calling on Medicare to reverse a previous decision and provide unrestricted coverage of Food and Drug Administration-approved...
Medicare Diabetes Prevention telehealth program expected to continue through 2023
By
John Roszkowski
May 02, 2023
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program’s telehealth capabilities will not cease when the public health emergency is allowed to sunset in nine days, allowing program providers more time to resume in-person...
COVID-19 supplemental payments can’t solve ‘fragile state’ of direct care workforce, groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2023
Some assisted living and other long-term care providers in Maine will be receiving a share of $25 million to help their continued recovery from the pandemic, just as a report announces that the state’s...
People in the news, May 2
May 02, 2023
Appointments, promotions and other news at Belmont Village Senior Living, Claiborne Senior Living, Cypress Cove, Epoch Senior Living, Gardant Management Solutions, Green Street, Gurwin Healthcare System,...
State considers moratorium on nursing home construction, expansion
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2023
Legislation being considered in Iowa would place a six-month moratorium of the construction and expansion of nursing homes. The bill also would give Medicaid payers more power in recovering funds from...