Opportunities abound for home care agencies, Dombi tells McKnight’s in podcast
By
Liza Berger
Jul 23, 2021
From new legislation to market changes, home care is in a position of growth it has never been in before.
Price tag of Better Care Better Jobs Act is closer to $150B, NAHC’s Dombi says
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2021
While language in the Better Care Better Jobs Act did not mention a dollar amount, many expected it would inject around $400 billion into Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS). It turns out...
Care infrastructure ‘vital for our economic prosperity,’ Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
By
Liza Berger
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Monday voiced her support for the Better Care Better Jobs Act, legislation currently under consideration in Congress that would increase Medicaid funding for...
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
By
Liza Berger
Jun 21, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care Daily readers are most interested in stories that help them improve care quality and better understand regulatory developments. And they want to learn more about palliative care...
CMS’ innovation arm signals it is moving toward palliative care, capitation payment models
By
Liza Berger
Jun 10, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) likely will be initiating a palliative care payment model, the agency said Wednesday.
CMS issues guidance to states on how to use enhanced Medicaid HCBS funding from stimulus package
By
Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
States can only use enhanced Medicaid funds from the recently passed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package to strengthen their home- and community-based services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
InnovAge grows members, centers in latest quarter as ModivCare weathers pandemic with personal care acquisition
By
Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
InnovAge, a new publicly traded company that contracts with Medicare and Medicaid through the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), experienced signs of pandemic recovery in the fiscal...
SEIU’s message to Biden, Congress: Pass $400B HCBS infrastructure plan
By
Liza Berger
Apr 23, 2021
The nation’s largest union for service workers is pressing President Biden and Congress to act on his plan to invest $400 billion in the country’s caregiving infrastructure.
Banach: NHPCO ‘hopeful’ that CMS will provide community-based palliative care benefit in 2021
By
Liza Berger
Mar 23, 2021
The leader of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) said Monday that there is a strong possibility that Medicare will begin offering a community-based palliative care benefit this...
Organization praises CMS for preserving patients’ access to home respiratory care
By
Liza Berger
Mar 17, 2021
The Council for Quality Respiratory Care, a coalition of the nation’s leading home respiratory therapy providers and manufacturing companies, on Tuesday lauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...