Why we need to pass the Better Care Better Jobs Act
As our nation ages, the demand for home- and community-based services will only grow, and now is the time to expand and support the essential workforce that provides this care
Medicaid
New York aims to lead PACE expansion with innovative pilot
An innovative plan in New York State could expand the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to more people.
Home-based primary care demonstration project scores another win
Home-based primary care proved to reduce healthcare costs and hospital admissions for the sixth year in a row, according to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstration project.
Nonprofit helps seniors and disabled at home navigate Medicaid, Medicare
Charities Pooled Trust aims to help people needing home care receive government services.
$3 million Medicaid reimbursement bump a ‘lifesaver’ for some assisted living providers
A temporary 25% Medicaid reimbursement rate bump is being called a “lifesaver” for some assisted living providers, according to New Jersey senior living associations.
Medicare and Medicaid are failing dual eligibles: policy research group
Only 1 in 10 people who are dual eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are getting the benefits of both programs. That is the assessment of the Alliance for Health Policy, a nonprofit policy research gro
Kentucky Medicaid recipients get a $100 gift card with in-home vaccinations
A Kentucky managed care program is using $100 gift cards to entice Medicaid recipients into getting the COVID-19 vaccine. WellCare Kentucky is providing the in-home shots in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Better Care Better Jobs Act would create 500,000 direct care jobs: analysis
Passing the Better Care Better Jobs Act would create more than 500,000 new direct care jobs and provide respite care and other paid support, and it would enable millions of family caregivers to get back to the paid workforce, according to recent analysis by Richard Frank, Ph.D., and Jonathan Gruber.
Opportunities abound for home care agencies, Dombi tells McKnight’s in podcast
From new legislation to market changes, home care is in a position of growth it has never been in before.
Indiana gives a boost to legal guardians of homebound seniors
Indiana is expanding its Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) program, now allowing the legal guardians of older adults to get additional support for care in their homes.
