Not surprisingly, two big issues dominated the first live home care conference in months: the Choose Home Care Act and the coronavirus.
Choose Home bill draws swift rebuke from nursing home, assisted living providers
By
Liza Berger
Jul 30, 2021
While home care providers were thrilled by the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 on Thursday, not all of healthcare was pleased.
MedPAC recommendations: Change MA benchmark policy, operate fewer alternative payment models
By
Liza Berger
Jun 16, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued a report Tuesday that advises Congress to change the benchmark policy for the growing Medicare Advantage (MA) program. It also recommended that...
Two companies partner on telehealth, remote patient monitoring initiative for older diabetics
By
Liza Berger
Apr 21, 2021
A new initiative between MediOrbis, a telehealth provider specializing in chronic conditions, and DarioHealth Corp., a digital therapeutics company, offers older diabetics telehealth and remote patient...
April 29 webinar to focus on no-pay RAPS
Apr 14, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care will hold a FREE webinar on April 29 on the subject of the landmark Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) regulations.
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...
Long-term care should include more HCBS, panelists assert
By
Liza Berger
Mar 12, 2021
The long-term care system in coming years should include an expansion of home- and community-based services (HCBS), policy, advocacy and consumer experts said during a virtual roundtable discussion Thursday...
Home care at a tipping point: Agency offers perspective on field’s tremendous growth
By
Liza Berger
Feb 23, 2021
Many players in the home care market have thrived in the past year as the pandemic steered seniors to remain at home for long-term care services versus enter senior care facilities. HomeWell Care Services,...
Legal expert: MA growth to spur uptick in home health financial activity in 2021
By
Liza Berger
Jan 29, 2021
The coming year promises to be robust in terms of financial deals in the home health space, according to a lawyer who focuses his practice on advising long-term care firms, and their investors and lenders,...
New administration likely to scrutinize MA plans more closely, address Medicaid HCBS issues, policy experts...
By
Liza Berger
Jan 28, 2021
Medicare Advantage (MA) will continue to grow significantly and offer flexibility, but the Biden administration likely will be scrutinizing plans more carefully, according to two highly respected healthcare...