NAHC clears up confusion on face-to-face encounters, other questions stemming from COVID-19 statute
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 03, 2021
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice reports that it has received clarification from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding some discrepancies between Medicare regulations...
Massachusetts home care company pays $1.25M for alleged Medicaid fraud
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 30, 2021
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey disclosed earlier this month that her office has reached a $1.25 million settlement with Lawrence, MA-based Lifod Home Health Care LLC and its owner, Kariuki...
Virginia lawmakers pass bill giving home care workers sick leave
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 02, 2021
Virginia lawmakers voted 54-44 on Friday to approve a bill for providing home care workers with paid sick leave, which had been a divisive issue even among Democrats who control the Senate in the state.
Study: More seniors could live longer at home with the right equipment
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 24, 2021
Many elderly Americans lack the basic self-care equipment that could enable them to live at home longer, a study by University of California San Francisco researchers found.
Virginia’s home care workers at risk without Medicaid rate increase, lawmakers and providers say
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 27, 2021
A minimum wage hike might sound like a great step for home care. But unless Medicaid reimbursement rises as well, it puts home care agencies in a difficult position. That is what two Virginia state lawmakers...
Decades old LTC policies hold $800B in benefit value: report
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 14, 2021
The time is right for state policymakers to adopt policy and regulatory approaches to support the retention of benefit value in long-term care insurance policies. Doing so would help protect the financial...
New York home care providers say not so fast on legislation that would raise workers’ wages
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 22, 2021
New state Senate legislation that would raise home care workers’ wages does not provide sufficient funding for employers to cover that increase, the Home Care Association of New York told McKnight’s...
Senators call for more than $1B in COVID-19 funding for seniors
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 17, 2021
As the House stands poised to pass a massive COVID-19 relief bill, there is a good chance home care will secure a portion of the package. Senators have proposed various funding measures for home- and community-based...