CMS’ spending requirement in HCBS rule ‘not the right approach,’ senior living advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2023
A proposal that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says is meant to “support and stabilize the direct care workforce” in home- and community-based settings, if it becomes final, ultimately...
Feds offer technical assistance to aid recruitment and retention efforts
By
Adam Healy
May 02, 2024
20 states will receive technical assistance to bolster recruiting, training and retention initiatives, per The Departments of Labor and HHS.
Medicaid LTSS spending continues shift toward HCBS for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 23, 2023
Medicaid long-term services and supports spending continues to shift toward home- and community-based services, including services provided in assisted living communities, according to two new reports...
Business briefs, Oct. 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 24, 2023
Medicaid LTSS spending continues shift toward HCBS for older adults … Health insurance premiums rose by 7% in 2023: KFF … Fitch Ratings downgrades Fellowship Village revenue bonds to BBB-; outlook...
Minimum staffing requirements good idea in theory only: AHCA/NCAL
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2023
A federal nursing home minimum staffing mandate “sounds like a good idea, but in practice, it is not,” American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark...
CDC relaxes COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign travelers
Apr 28, 2023
Another federal agency, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced that healthcare workers would be considered “fully vaccinated” with the one bivalent dose.
ARPA-funded projects aim to collect data on assisted living, help retain workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
Efforts to track data on assisted living communities, retain workers and encourage planning for long-term care are among the projects receiving technical assistance from a national nonprofit to launch...
Follow-up colonoscopy rate low within six months of abnormal stool test
Mar 27, 2024
A quality performance measure that tracks rates of follow-up within six months of an abnormal SBT result is feasible, valid and reliable.
$1 billion Medicaid shortfall leads to waiting list for HCBS
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2024
An almost $1 billion shortfall in Indiana’s Medicaid program is fueling the implementation of a waitlist for the state’s home- and community-based services waiver program.
Almost 1 in 4 people disenrolled from Medicaid are now uninsured
Apr 12, 2024
Nearly a quarter of Americans who lost their pandemic-era Medicaid coverage say they’re now without any health insurance, a new survey finds.