From the Editor

If home health providers have the collective power to change the mind (or will) of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, they put forth their best efforts this week.

I don’t envy state Medicaid workers at the moment. They are in the midst of what one expert has called one of the greatest challenges to the program in its history.

Even at the end of life, President Carter is being of service — and he is doing it by simply living.

Something is afoot at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. For those advocating for family caregivers, it is beyond exciting.

If there was a theme this week at McKnight’s Home Care, it might be how to successfully discharge patients from the hospital to home.

Move over Medicare Advantage. It turns out that there might be an even more troublesome creature than you. The new problem child? Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs).

In the eyes of LeadingAge, an apt tagline for the Home and Community-Based Settings Rule, also known as the Olmstead rule, might be an example of “the road to hell is being paved with good intentions.”

It took a year, but the National Association for Home Care & Hospice finally took the measure of last resort: It filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over what it believes...

If I were a state Medicaid official looking for areas to save some money (and what state isn’t?), I’d start seriously considering investing in home- and community-based services (HCBS).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — particularly during the carefree summer months — has a reputation for being somewhat of a killjoy.