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...
HHS secretary nominee voices clear support for HCBS: Dombi
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 26, 2021
The president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice had high praise for President Biden’s choice for Health and Human Services secretary, Xavier Becerra, after the nominee offered some...
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
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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...
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...
Senators urge Biden to pursue plans to invest in Medicaid HCBS
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 08, 2021
Several U.S. senators encouraged the administration to fulfill its campaign pledge to invest $450 billion in Medicaid home- and community-based care. In a Friday letter to President Biden and Vice President...
Home care providers applaud Biden’s executive order to revisit Public Charge rule
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 03, 2021
Home care and home health providers praised President Biden Tuesday for signing an executive order to revisit the Trump administration’s Public Charge rule, which denied green cards to illegal immigrants...
Indiana aims to improve access to home care for aging Hoosiers
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 26, 2021
Indiana officials looking forward to making changes to the state’s managed care system say they want to speed up the eligibility process for home-based care and build up the necessary workforce. While...
Biden’s day 1 pandemic plan promising for HCBS, home care leader says
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 25, 2021
Home care providers were pleased to learn that the new administration’s pandemic preparedness plan offers a nod to home care for older adults.
Spending on HCBS continues to comprise more than half of total Medicaid LTSS outlay, CMS finds
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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 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...