States pushed to publish home care pay. Aggrieved SNF operators also want theirs made public
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 06, 2023
Major provider organizations are raising concerns about equitable post-acute care regulation, given two proposed rules that would increase transparency into states’ payment for some home- and community-based...
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 28
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 28, 2023
HCBS investments save money by lowering nursing home use: study … Utah consumer group calls for additional LTC regulations amid ‘insubstantial fines’ … New Jersey veterans home battles major mold...
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 12
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2022
HHS promotes new tool to move patients from institutional to home-based care … Hits, unfortunately, keep on coming for company that was once Florida’s largest nursing home operator … More expensive...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2022
HHS to award $110M in effort to expand HCBS … A nurse’s death raises the alarm about the profession’s mental health crisis … Internists push for Biden’s proposed budget to cover adult...
More investment in HCBS needed to end reliance on nursing homes, expert tells senators
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
Congressional leaders need to dedicate more Medicaid funding to home- and community-based services for people with long-term care needs to reduce their dependence on nursing home care and better help family...
Higher Medicaid spending away from SNFs here to stay, official says
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 09, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expects that Medicaid’s recent trend of spending more on home- and community-based services than institutional care will continue for the foreseeable future,...
Medicaid continues shift away from SNF care
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 08, 2022
Medicaid spending on home-and-community based services out-gained spending on institutional care, like nursing homes, for a seventh year in a row, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Home care gains not all coming at skilled nursing’s expense
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2021
The home care workforce has grown significantly in most states over the last 12 years, but not necessarily at the expense of nursing homes, a new study finds.
House passage of Build Back Better Act ‘major step forward’ for providers, seniors
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 22, 2021
The nation’s second largest nursing home association applauded U.S. House lawmakers on Friday after they passed legislation that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars into training long-term care...
Biden’s $400 billion proposal for HCBS won’t address all problems in LTC, expert warns
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 05, 2021
The Biden administration’s $400 billion effort to boost home- and community-based services is “ambitious,” but still missing critical pieces towards fully reforming Medicaid’s long-term care coverage,...