Home care providers brace for new regulatory realities
By
Liza Berger
Apr 19, 2024
Home care had quite a week in Washington, DC. Providers who fanned across the Capitol for their annual advocacy days likely had much to talk about as lawmakers introduced long-term care workforce legislation...
Brightness of home health stars tarnished a bit in study of CMS rating system
By
Liza Berger
Apr 12, 2024
What’s the value of a home health star rating on Care Compare? Not as high as you may think, according to a new study released this week.
Perplexing MA final rule adds up to bad news for home care providers
By
Liza Berger
Apr 05, 2024
The Medicare Advantage final rule for 2025 released this week offered what all stakeholders agree is an underwhelming update. Its implications, by contrast, might have an overwhelming impact on home care...
When it comes to Medicaid disenrollment, CMS needs to remember older adults at home
By
Liza Berger
Mar 29, 2024
Unfortunately, CMS’ recent initiatives have done little for those older adults at home and many with disabilities who use Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS), according to Damon Terzaghi,...
Spreading the gospel of home care
By
Liza Berger
Mar 22, 2024
Among all the ways to resolve the frontline caregiver and nursing shortage in home care, one sticks out from the rest: education.
HHS: Don’t pity UHG for cyberattack
By
Liza Berger
Mar 15, 2024
Even if you are a nonaffected bystander, it’s hard not to be drawn into the evolving and increasingly drama-filled story surrounding the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
CMS hears you, hospice providers
By
Liza Berger
Mar 08, 2024
Rarely does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services succeed in shocking us. The large bureaucracy, which is not exactly known for its nimbleness, managed to do so this week when it abruptly cancelled...
Dying with dignity: Jimmy Carter’s enduring lesson
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2024
Today is the start of March. But it would not be right to say good-bye to February without mentioning a quite extraordinary happening (and I’m not talking about Leap Year). I’m referring to President...
The family caregiver still faces resource hurdles
By
Liza Berger
Feb 23, 2024
It seems we have entered the era of the family caregiver.
A fool’s errand: My brush with fraud
By
Liza Berger
Feb 16, 2024
I felt pretty foolish this past weekend. In trying to sell my dad’s high-performance recliner chair, I joined Facebook’s Marketplace and nearly got scammed.