Congressional council recommends financial, workplace security for family caregivers
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Liza Berger
Sep 27, 2021
As Congress continues to debate the size and scope of a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that may include funding for the care economy, a congressional council last week released recommendations to...
A restart to life — in fits and starts
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Liza Berger
Mar 12, 2021
If the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidance to vaccinated people in non-healthcare settings is intended to be a nudge, it appears that the federal government still has work to do.
Realities of long-term care are not so funny, John Oliver says
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Liza Berger
Apr 16, 2021
What makes John Oliver’s comedic bit so disturbing is the undeniable realism that lies at the heart of it.
AARP: There is new opportunity to expand home care, improve caregivers’ conditions
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Liza Berger
Jun 03, 2021
AARP is advocating to expand long-term care at home and improve home caregivers’ quality of life, two leaders of the organization said during a roundtable discussion Wednesday.
For 2021, home care looks for expanded Medicaid and Medicare coverage, solutions to staffing shortage
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Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2021
As the pandemic has shined a light on the capabilities of home care and home health, associations are looking for the Biden administration to expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage in the space this year.
President’s $400B proposal to invest in Medicaid HCBS represents ‘historic opportunity,’ Democratic...
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Liza Berger
May 13, 2021
Democratic congressmen and long-term care worker advocates beat the drum Wednesday for President Biden’s plan to invest $400 billion in Medicaid home- and community-based services.
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
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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...
Two large health plans forge unique agreements with firms in home care space
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Joe Jancsurak
Liza Berger
Mar 05, 2021
Two major health plans this week disclosed partnerships to provide more services to patients at home. Ready, an on-demand healthcare service, said Wednesday that it now offers at-home healthcare services...
Mandate overreach? Rhode Island offers cautionary tale
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Liza Berger
Sep 03, 2021
It seems to me that we could use a standardized healthcare policy regarding mandates right about now.