NHPCO letter to President-elect Biden outlines 2021 hospice policy priority recommendations
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 20, 2021
In a recent letter sent to President Biden, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization President and CEO Edo Banach highlighted more than 20 hospice and palliative care priorities that NHPCO, which...
Former Uber Health head launches care management platform with $4.5M in funding
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 07, 2020
A new care management platform, backed by $4.5 million in seed funding, has the goal of enabling healthcare providers and payers to extend their services into patients’ homes.
Two organizations team up to offer first-ever online certification for New York’s home health aides
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 11, 2021
CareAcademy, a provider of online training for senior care workers, announced on Wednesday a partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) that will enable an important first for VNSNY...
Election may bring positive permanent changes for home care, NAHC president says
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
As the dust settles from the election, legislative gridlock likely will continue to be the norm, William A. Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, said Thursday.
Two large health plans forge unique agreements with firms in home care space
By
Joe Jancsurak
Liza Berger
Mar 05, 2021
Two major health plans this week disclosed partnerships to provide more services to patients at home. Ready, an on-demand healthcare service, said Wednesday that it now offers at-home healthcare services...
7 ways PACE centers have responded to COVID-19
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 30, 2020
A new report from Altarum, the National PACE Association and Fallon Health details how Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) have stayed effective at keeping nursing home-eligible enrollees...
CEO urges Congress to support senior care services
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
In an open letter Tuesday congratulating members of the 117th Congress on the start of “a new and challenging legislative year,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of Leading Age and acting president...
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
California’s Department of Aging recently released a 10-year “Master Plan for Aging.” The blueprint aims to guide state and local governments, the private sector and charitable organizations toward...
Home care briefs for Monday, Jan. 4
Jan 04, 2021
WelbeHealth rebrands PACE programs under WelbeHealth name … UVMNH Home Health & Hospice names Adrianne Johnson Ross president and COO … Beware of negative test results from at-home COVID-19 test kits,...