For 2021, home care looks for expanded Medicaid and Medicare coverage, solutions to staffing shortage
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2021
As the pandemic has shined a light on the capabilities of home care and home health, associations are looking for the Biden administration to expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage in the space this year.
Providing palliative care to wider group of people, including assisted living residents, gains bipartisan...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2022
A demonstration project to deliver palliative care no matter where an individual lives — including in assisted living communities — and earlier in the disease process has gained bipartisan support.
Key congressional committee members back palliative care demonstration model
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 24, 2021
The prospect of a palliative care demonstration model got a big boost this week from members of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Pandemic driving more acceptance, understanding of palliative care, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 22, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and changing policy perspectives in Washington are “supercharging” interest in palliative care, according to Davis Baird, government affairs director for the National Association...
Opportunities abound for home care agencies, Dombi tells McKnight’s in podcast
By
Liza Berger
Jul 23, 2021
From new legislation to market changes, home care is in a position of growth it has never been in before.
The unmet needs of palliative care patients
By
Jeremy Powell
Amer Alnajar, M.D.
Jul 13, 2021
As an industry, we need to better communicate the value of palliative care to both providers and patients.
Palliative care payment model is on the not-so-distant horizon, advocates believe
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 28, 2021
Palliative care advocates are gaining confidence the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will give the go-ahead for a demonstration payment model covering community-based palliative care.
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...
CMS’ innovation arm signals it is moving toward palliative care, capitation payment models
By
Liza Berger
Jun 10, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) likely will be initiating a palliative care payment model, the agency said Wednesday.
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