Home care expected to be ‘high on health reform agenda’ under Biden administration
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 08, 2021
Home healthcare has “demonstrated high value” throughout the pandemic, so “we would expect that home care and hospice will be high on the health reform agenda for the new administration and Congress,”...
Feds indict two in healthcare fraud scheme
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 20, 2020
An 11-count indictment made by federal authorities in San Antonio, TX, charges a former Kindred at Home employee and a medical marketing business owner with one count of conspiracy to violate the federal...
Home care providers hopeful about COVID-19 vaccine access, support under President Biden
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
Joe Biden’s pledge to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in the first 100 days won’t be easy as questions persist concerning how much vaccine states will receive and when, which groups get priority...
Senators call for more than $1B in COVID-19 funding for seniors
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 17, 2021
As the House stands poised to pass a massive COVID-19 relief bill, there is a good chance home care will secure a portion of the package. Senators have proposed various funding measures for home- and community-based...
Pandemic exacts heavy toll on adult day services but spurs innovation, association says
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 10, 2021
Adult day services centers continue to weather the storm brought on by COVID-19. But it has not been easy. Many centers have been forced to shut their doors, according to the National Adult Day Services...
Home care sector voices support for CDC’s ACIP vaccine access prioritization
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 02, 2020
More than a half dozen home care-related organizations lauded draft federal regulations that would give home care workers priority in receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
New year brings boost to wages for some home healthcare workers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 14, 2021
New York state’s newly amended Home Health Care Worker Wage Parity Law establishes additional wages and/or supplemental benefits for home healthcare aides who perform Medicaid-reimbursed work within...
Push continues for improved direct-caregiver wages
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Joe Jancsurak
Oct 06, 2020
With a median hourly wage of $10.89 and median earnings of $14,700, 43% of New Mexico’s direct care workforce live in or near poverty, and 65% rely on some form of public assistance. This economic instability...
Pandemic has bolstered LTSS, advocacy firm finds
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 02, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed state policymakers to make their Medicaid programs more flexible, analysts from Manatt Health, with funding from The SCAN Foundation, reveal in a recently published resource...
Home care’s future looks bright — and daunting — as workforce challenges loom large
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 19, 2020
With the number of Medicare beneficiaries expected to increase from 54 million to more than 80 million by 2030, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee, and with the public expressing a preference...