Mental health services for adult Medicaid recipients fell 22% last year, CMS reports
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
Adult Medicaid beneficiaries have foregone millions of primary, preventive and mental health care visits during the pandemic, according to new data by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Digital health firm Duos nets $6 million investment to pair seniors with personal assistants
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
Duos, a digital health firm providing personal assistants to seniors, announced a $6 million capital infusion on Tuesday from healthcare investor Redesign Health.
New healthcare coalition makes a splash in Washington, lobbies for hospital-at-home extension beyond...
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 25, 2021
Just two weeks shy of its three-month anniversary, Moving Health Home, a coalition pushing for more clinical care done at home, has already tripled its membership and sharpened its policy focus in Washington.
Humana’s new $25M investment could help more seniors age in place
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
Humana is ponying up $25 million to increase the supply of affordable housing in eight states
Connecticut home care workers to resume talks today with state over pay, benefits
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 23, 2021
Negotiations with the state of Connecticut are set to resume Wednesday for 10,000 home care workers demanding better pay, healthcare and a pathway to retirement.
COVID-19 long-haulers spur push for palliative care services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 22, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is leading an effort for a demonstration project that would cover palliative care for older Americans under Medicare
Should home-delivered meals be the next area of Medicare, Medicaid coverage? Several groups say yes
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 09, 2021
Thanks to a push by several nonprofit organizations and the natural evolution of Medicare coverage, the time could be ripe for the federal government to make home-delivered meals a part of the nation’s...
Lawmakers to press Biden to increase funding for HCBS as part of larger system reform
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 25, 2021
Some Democratic lawmakers are holding President Joseph Biden’s feet to the fire, demanding he fulfill a campaign promise to direct $450 billion to home- and community-based services (HCBS). This funding...