The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday afternoon announced updated standards for Medicaid financial eligibility for married individuals seeking coverage of certain long-term services...
Collaboration needed if assisted living is to continue serving dually eligible older adults: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2021
As states continue to work to rebalance long-term services and supports spending away from nursing home care, assisted living is gaining as an option for Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible older adults...
Remember assisted living in Medicaid HCBS settings discussion: ASHA
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2021
As infrastructure reform discussions focus on expansion of Medicaid home- and community-based services programs, senior living experts are reminding policymakers that assisted living should be part of...
Disparities in healthcare use, outcomes in assisted living tied to socioeconomic status more than discrimination:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2021
Disparities in healthcare use and outcomes among assisted living residents has more to do with residents’ socioeconomic status than with discrimination based solely on race or ethnicity, according to...
Long-term care financing success requires federal program, coverage across continuum: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2022
A new federal benefit that would include taxpayer subsidies and cover the continuum of long-term care services, including residential care and home- and community-based services, would address some of...
New administration, Congress bring increased scrutiny on senior living: NIC panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2021
Long-term services and supports, value-based care and regulatory scrutiny are among the key issues facing senior living providers one week after President Biden’s inauguration.
States overlooking untapped potential of dual-eligible special needs plans: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 28, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act is expected to infuse $11 billion in federal dollars to states to bolster home- and community-based services in Medicaid. But few states are connecting the dots on how integrated...
Study could lead to more care quality and outcomes research in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Assisted living communities could be the focus of more research into care quality and outcomes in the future now that a new study has provided a methodology for identifying Medicare beneficiaries living...
Implementing three policy recommendations, with short-term and longer-term steps, would increase access to home- and community-based services, reduce institutional bias in the Medicaid program, and create...
Bipartisan legislation aims to permanently protect Medicaid payments for assisted living services
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2021
Bipartisan legislation that would permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long-term care is being resurrected in Congress.