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Biden rescinds Medicaid waiver benefiting 300,000 receiving home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 20, 2021
The Biden administration’s decision to rescind a Medicaid waiver for Texas is raising concerns among the 300,000 Texans who receive Medicaid-funded care in their homes.
Racial and ethnic disparities seen in use of hospice
Dec 18, 2023
Older age was associated with lower odds of short length of stay in those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
By
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...
Home care agencies push for Medicaid caregiver funding while association lobbies for end to Medicare...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 16, 2021
As home care helps to drive home the need for Congress to increase Medicaid funding, providers on Thursday made two key Medicare-related requests.
Dual enrollment status, state regulations affect end-of-life care in assisted living: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2022
Dual Medicare / Medicaid enrollment, state regulations, and race and ethnicity affect access to end-of-life care in assisted living communities and where residents die, according to a new study published...
LHC Group offers bullish outlook on home care based on new policies, legislation in Washington
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 07, 2021
National home care and hospice provider LHC Group sees nothing but tailwinds ahead, despite ongoing uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work group tackles ‘smashing barrier’ to hospice for Medicaid-funded assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
A New York Department of Health work group recently began meeting to make recommendations on coordinating hospice care for residents living in the state’s Medicaid-funded assisted living program.
CMS further delays start of Primary Care First-Seriously Ill Population model
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 17, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has disclosed another delay — but no definitive timeline — of its Primary Care First-Seriously Ill Population physician payment model, which the hospice...
Hospice providers could face termination, fines or temporary management changes under proposed CMS program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 14, 2021
Hospice providers could face anything from termination to a combination of remedies, including fines, under a new Special Focus Program being proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.