State budget has ‘positive steps’ but does not do enough for providers, residents, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2024
Senior living industry advocates in Pennsylvania say they are encouraged by steps to support older adults evident in the recently passed state budget, but they say much more needs to be done to support...
Enacted bill shows that dementia resources are ‘high priority,’ industry advocate says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2024
A long-term care provider advocate in South Carolina says that recently passed legislation “makes it clear that improving resources and access to care for those with Alzheimer’s disease is a high priority”...
PA assisted living providers back bills to boost Medicaid eligibility, caregivers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2024
Assisted living and other long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are backing a slate of bills and a budget boost they say will help keep them afloat and bring more caregivers into the industry.
Florida assisted living communities challenged by staffing, Medicaid, study confirms
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2019
Staffing and Medicaid reimbursement were two pressing issues for operators that emerged from a recent survey commissioned by the Florida Assisted Living Association, the organization’s CEO, Shaddrick...
Medicaid block grant proposal ‘must be carefully evaluated,’ provider group says
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
A plan that would make Tennessee the first state to receive its Medicaid funding via a block grant “must be carefully evaluated,” the executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Association...
Managed long-term care costs cited as one of largest Medicaid programs plans $2.5 billion in cuts
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2020
New York’s Medicaid program would see $2.5 billion in cuts under a $178 billion state budget proposal outlined Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Increasing costs in the program are due in part to costs related...
North Dakota becomes final state with Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2019
North Dakota has become the final state to have a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The entities investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and resident / patient abuse and neglect in assisted living...
Could California proposal affect Medicaid in all states?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
California’s plan to establish a single market for drug pricing within the state could set Medicaid policy for the entire country, some experts say, because the federal-state program requires all states...
Governor vetoes expansion of assisted living program for Medicaid beneficiaries
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2018
An industry-supported bill that would have permitted more elderly Medicaid beneficiaries in California to receive care and services in assisted living communities rather than in nursing homes has been...
Making assisted living communities Medicaid-eligible providers would benefit residents, companies, government,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2023
A Pennsylvania legislator has proposed a bill that would allow assisted living communities to become Medicaid-eligible providers, and the results of a new member survey from the Pennsylvania Health Care...