Kisco’s Drake Terrace recognized as SAGECare platinum credentialed provider … Bill would raise asset limits for older Medicaid beneficiaries in New Jersey … Senior living partnership births hospice...
Business briefs, Aug. 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2024
CMS increase abilities to fine nursing homes, hikes Medicare pay by 4.2% … CMS gives hospices payment bump of 2.9% for FY 2025 … USCIS to conduct second random selection for H-1B cap registrations...
Providers, patients would benefit from hospice telehealth extension, doc offers
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 31, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a lot of changes in healthcare, and not all were bad. In the years since the coronavirus forced worldwide lockdowns and limited access to care, the healthcare industry has...
Hospice bill’s information reporting provision raises industry concerns
By
Adam Healy
Jul 17, 2024
A couple provisions in a landmark piece of hospice legislation are cause for concern among hospice stakeholders. Providers, however, generally believe that, if passed, the bill would modernize the Medicare...
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.