Former Aegis Living president launches new mental healthcare delivery company for older adults … Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for those with dementia … Artificial intelligence could...
Medicare monthly premiums to drop for seniors
Sep 28, 2022
The fee cuts come at the same time as seniors receive a Social Security cost-of-living increase for 2023 of up to 9 or 10%.
Government, private insurance should assume greater role in paying for long-term care: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
The government and private insurance should not only assume larger roles in paying for long-term care, but policies should be enacted to help older adults prepare for those costs, according to a new study.
Inflation Reduction Act called a ‘game-changer’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries will not have to pay more than $2,000 per year for their medications, and beneficiaries with diabetes will not have to pay more than $35 per month for insulin, under the terms of...
Proposed rule would reinstate gender identity, sexual orientation protections in CMS regulations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2022
Protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation would be reinstated in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations under a proposed rule announced Monday by U.S. Department...
Labor, enforcement trends creating operational, financial challenges for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
Labor, behavioral health and the regulatory agenda are among the key 2022 trends that continue causing operational and financial challenges for senior living and other long-term care providers.
Leverage payment integrity solutions to ensure proper billing of telehealth services
By
Subrahmanyam Mantha
Jul 07, 2022
Don’t be surprised if the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continues the COVID-19 public health emergency in mid-July, based on what government officials have said. If it ends, however, the...
Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion on generic drugs in 2020
Jun 20, 2022
The authors say that Medicare could have saved up to $3.6 billion by purchasing generics at Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. prices.
Alabama, Michigan, Florida lead nation in Medicare Advantage enrollment rates
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
Medicare Advantage enrollment rates now top more than 50% of Medicare enrollees in 123 congressional districts, according to new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data analyzed by the Better Medicare...
Staff COVID-19 vaccinations have risen 25 percentage points under CMS mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2022
COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home staff jumped 25 percentage points nationally thanks in no small part to a CMS mandate imposed earlier this year.