Home- And Community-Based Services

Groups release blueprint in response to New York's call to overhaul Medicaid spending

November 29, 2010

Two groups recently unveiled a blueprint for home- and community-based services reform in New York. The report is in response to a call from the Citizens Budget Commission to fundamentally restructure Medicaid spending in the state.

After economic storm, new long-term care business strategies

Jeffrey Girardi, Dan Hermann and other contributors October 26, 2010

Long-term care organizations are looking differently at their operations as a result of the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009.

Use of managed care for long-term care could save $140 billion, insurance report finds

April 19, 2010

Modernizing long-term care and other Medicaid-funded programs could yield hundreds of billions of dollars in government savings over the next 10 years, according to a new report from UnitedHealth Group.

Healthcare reform law lays groundwork for new long-term care system

Dr. Bruce Chernof March 31, 2010

The new healthcare reform law, with provisions such as the CLASS Act and community-based initiatives, will improve long-term care in the United States.

Senate set to begin debate this week on healthcare reform bill

November 30, 2009

Fresh from its Thanksgiving break, the Senate is scheduled to pick up its debate over healthcare reform on Tuesday. Some provisions affecting senior care providers are similar to those in the House bill and some are different.

Supreme Court ruling cited in argument for removing mentally ill from nursing homes

July 01, 2009

A 10-year-old Supreme Court ruling is being dusted off to make the case for taking the mentally ill out of nursing homes and supporting them in the community and at home.

Bill would allow Medicare to pay for adult day care services

June 30, 2009

In a move that would further shift the focus of long-term care away from nursing homes and toward other home- and community-based services, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) Thursday introduced a bill that would allow Medicare to pay for adult day care services.

HCBS workers fight for overtime pay

June 29, 2009

As the home- and community-based services segment continues to grow, some HCBS workers are trying to change current laws that prevent them from receiving overtime pay and minimum-wage protections, according to recent reports.