Provider groups applaud Biden’s executive order advancing home care services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 19, 2023
The Biden administration’s executive order to improve home-based and long-term care services received swift and positive reviews Tuesday by providers and associations representing the aging services...
Be thoughtful about home care partnerships, two LTC leaders say
By
Liza Berger
Apr 19, 2023
When two organizations decide to partner on home care, it helps when the mission, values and cultures of the firms align.
LeadingAge, HHS spread vaccine awareness through new grant program
By
Foster Stubbs
Apr 17, 2023
Through a partnership with the Department of Health and Human Service, LeadingAge is distributing $270,000 in grants among 20 member organizations in an effort to boost vaccinations.
Home health among fastest growing healthcare segments in January, report finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 23, 2023
Home health was one of the fastest-growing categories for healthcare spending in January, according to a healthcare economic indicator report released Wednesday by healthcare consulting firm Altarum.
LeadingAge calls on CMS to fix MA plans as they expand
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 20, 2023
A leading provider association has joined the chorus of critics calling for change in Medicare Advantage plans
Direct care hiring still stuck in neutral, LeadingAge report finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 16, 2023
The direct care workforce crisis showed no signs of improvement in the early months of the year, according to a new poll by LeadingAge.
Provider groups, Senate committee take on healthcare worker shortage
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 21, 2023
Federal training grants and immigration reform were among the solutions provider groups recommended to a Senate committee last week to address the healthcare worker crisis.
With end of PHE in sight, providers need to stay abreast of waivers, experts advise
By
Liza Berger
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 01, 2023
Telehealth. Home care aide training. Hospice volunteer hours. The COVID-19 public health emergency initiated waivers for many areas of home health and hospice.
CMS overhauls hospice survey process in newly published guidance
By
Liza Berger
Jan 31, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday released long-awaited guidance for hospice surveyors that fundamentally transforms the survey process, according to a regulatory expert from LeadingAge.
NAHC: New Senate health committee chair Sanders could be boon to home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 04, 2023
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) could prove to be a strong ally to the home care industry as he takes over the chairmanship of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee next month,...