The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday afternoon announced updated standards for Medicaid financial eligibility for married individuals seeking coverage of certain long-term services...
CMS adjusts HCBS final rule implementation, but industry seeks more time
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 26, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced some adjustments regarding the implementation of its home- and community-based services final rule this week, but senior living industry association...
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.
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...
So you want to manage more payment risk?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 28, 2022
Always remember this about risk management: the first word.
Need more funds? Here’s how to make a killing
By
John O'Connor
Apr 14, 2022
These days, senior living operators in just about every state are tapping into Medicaid payments. And more than a few players are not content to stop there.
Choice, flexibility keys to improving access to affordable senior housing: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2022
Policies at all levels of government focused on choice, flexibility and cost-effectiveness are necessary to improve access to affordable senior housing, according to a new report.
Buprenorphine prescribing for Medicaid beneficiaries down in 2020
Apr 01, 2022
Despite increases in units per prescription, the amount of buprenorphine dispensed to Medicaid beneficiaries decreased early in the pandemic.
OIG wants $1.9 million, more oversight from New York for Medicaid assisted living program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 18, 2022
The state of New York should reimburse the federal Medicaid program $1.9 million and strengthen oversight of its Medicaid assisted living program, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s Office...
Medi-Cal to drop asset test for Medicaid long-term care benefits
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2022
Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid public health insurance program, is dropping its asset test for residents needing long-term care.