Report: Waiting lists preventing hundreds of thousands from accessing HCBS
By
Adam Healy
Nov 30, 2023
Waiting lists for home- and community-based services (HCBS) have kept more than 600,000 people from accessing care each year.
New Hampshire solicits community input for HCBS overhaul
By
Adam Healy
Nov 29, 2023
Health officials in New Hampshire are asking for public feedback on the state’s HCBS programs to inform future improvements.
Expiring PHE policies spell trouble for HCBS programs
By
Adam Healy
Sep 25, 2023
As the COVID-19 public health emergency goes away, so will boons that states put in place to expand HCBS programs.
Numbers of Medicaid terminations of older, disabled growing by the week
By
Liza Berger
Aug 25, 2023
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.
CMS extends certain HCBS waivers past original deadline
By
Adam Healy
Aug 09, 2023
Thanks to federal action, states will be able to continue their 1915(c) Appendix K waivers for home- and community-based services past their initial expiration date.
‘We have to fight’: Home health leaders rally members against proposed cuts
By
Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2023
Leaders of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice issued a call to action to home health members Sunday night during the opening session of the Financial Management Conference.
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 an example of “the road to hell is being paved with good intentions.”
LeadingAge calls for moratorium on HCBS Rule for two provider groups
By
Adam Healy
Jul 13, 2023
LeadingAge is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to place a two-year pause on the recently enacted Medicaid Home and Community-Based Settings (HCBS) Final Rule for adult day and assisted...
Home care groups detail criticism of Medicaid HCBS worker wage proposal
By
Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2023
The home care community generally approves of the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (Access NPRM) rule, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed in April. However, it is unequivocally...
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).