Providers applaud new Choose Home Care Act legislation in House
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 11, 2021
Home care and senior service organizations cheered the introduction of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday that expands access to in-home care.
Key Senate Democrats go to the mat for HCBS
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2021
Two Senate Democrats are fighting aggressively to keep home-and-community-based services from being cut from the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation plan.
The secret to becoming a master home care agency? Rely less on private pay, recruit well, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Diversified payer streams, low turnover, better training and top-notch recruitment are what separate the so-called men from the boys in the home care industry.
From transportation to housekeeping, MA plans moving further into the home in 2022
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Medicare Advantage plans are moving more benefits into the home in 2022. In-home primary care, transportation, meals and in-home support are just a handful of new benefits private insurers are offering...
Medicare expansion becomes roadblock to reconciliation
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
The growth of Medicare is proving to be a major bone of contention among Democrats.
MA hospice carve-in model failing beneficiaries, NHPCO charges
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 04, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is blasting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for continuing a two-year Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in demonstration that NHPCO considers...
Legislation would expand in-home dialysis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 04, 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced late last week would allow more kidney patients to receive dialysis in the comfort of their homes.
Home care and hospice still in the dark about federal vaccine mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 30, 2021
Frustration is mounting for home care and hospice agencies as they wait for the Biden administration to offer clues about how the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be implemented.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, Sept. 30
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 30, 2021
AidQuest launches expert live chat platform for home care industry … ADA calls on Congress to oppose Medicare Part B dental benefit … CDC reports booster side effects mirror those of second vaccination
Congress likely to scale back HCBS funding as part of budget compromise
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Home- and community-based services are in the crosshairs as top Democrats look to pare down their ambitious healthcare proposals in the massive $3.5 trillion proposed budget.