Something is afoot at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. For those advocating for family caregivers, it is beyond exciting.
The big question: How do you seamlessly discharge patients to home?
By
Liza Berger
Jul 28, 2023
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.
In terms of prior authorization denials, MA has nothing on Medicaid MCOs
By
Liza Berger
Jul 21, 2023
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).
HCBS rule takes a wrong turn
By
Liza Berger
Jul 14, 2023
In the eyes of LeadingAge, an apt tagline for the Home and Community-Based Settings Rule, also known as the Olmstead rule, might be “the road to hell is being paved with good intentions.”
NAHC to feds: See you in court
By
Liza Berger
Jul 07, 2023
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...
States: It’s time to make the move to Medicaid HCBS
By
Liza Berger
Jun 30, 2023
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).
CMS likes to ruin weekends
By
Liza Berger
Jun 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — particularly during the carefree summer months — has a reputation for being somewhat of a killjoy.
The era of value-based care
By
Liza Berger
Jun 16, 2023
Is value-based care the only home care topic worth talking about? It would seem so, judging by the program at the Home Care Innovation + Investment Conference this week.
Bigger is not necessarily better in home health, report reveals
By
Liza Berger
Jun 09, 2023
Two seemingly isolated home health news stories this week actually have more in common than what appears at first blush. One is Optum’s bid for Amedisys, a major development that could place the third...
And now vaccine mandate, we bid you adieu
By
Liza Berger
Jun 02, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services waxed a bit poetic in a final rule, which has yet to be published, about the ending of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.