Dual proposals aim to redesign ‘patchwork’ of LTSS delivery for dual-eligible recipients
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2024
Redesigning the nation’s patchwork approach to delivering long-term services and supports to dually eligible individuals is the goal behind two proposals.
Federal final rule drops bring cries of ‘flawed,’ ‘aggressive,’ ‘dramatic’ from senior living...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Late April brought a shower of regulatory changes as the federal government dropped four major final rules this week that the senior living and care industry is calling “flawed,” “aggressive” and...
‘Landmark legislation’ aims to streamline, coordinate care for 12 million dually eligible individuals
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2024
A bipartisan bill aiming to streamline and coordinate care for the nation’s more than 12 million dually eligible individuals — people who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid — is being called...
Tweaking Medicaid eligibility criteria would benefit vulnerable older adults ‘tremendously’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2023
Findings from new research at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston dispel policymaker fears that adding more recipients to the Medicaid program by using alternative eligibility criteria would bankrupt...
Provider group seeks 2-year moratorium on HCBS settings rule enforcement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
A new white paper from LeadingAge recommends a two-year enforcement moratorium on the federal government’s home- and community-based services settings final rule, saying that it is flawed policy.
Providers need funding to improve Medicaid HCBS access, quality, advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
Senior living advocates are applauding steps announced by the federal government to ensure equitable access to home- and community-based services provided via the Medicaid program, but they say that funding...
HCBS access rule heads to final review amid senior living industry concerns
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2024
A proposed federal rule establishing mandatory quality measures for home- and community-based services and requiring providers to allocate 80% of HCBS payments to direct care worker pay now is under final...
CMS-proposed quality measure needs clarification on assisted living, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2023
A federal proposal to establish a quality measure assessing inpatient discharges to home- and community-based settings for Medicaid enrollees has some leaders in the senior living industry concerned about...
Could a hybrid model be the solution to serving millions more older adults?
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2022
A model of facility-based care that is a hybrid between an assisted living community and a nursing home could be the answer for millions of older adults who are not eligible for Medicaid and must pay out-of-pocket...
More news for Tuesday, Nov. 8
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
Sabra Health Care REIT to move 24 North American Health Care properties to Ensign, Avamere … Welltower to move 147 ProMedica SNFs to Integra Health JV … Former owner permanently barred from operating...