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.
Provider groups optimistic about retooled HCBS bill
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 27, 2023
Provider groups are cautiously optimistic that Congress this year will pass a newly introduced Better Care Better Jobs Act that would expand home- and community-based services.
New partnership will launch large hospital-at-home program in Florida
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 27, 2023
Orlando Health announced earlier this week it has tapped healthcare technology platform Biofourmis to help roll out a hospital-at-home program across its 23-hospital system.
MA plans offering in-home support services increases 32% in 2023
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 18, 2023
The number of Medicare Advantage plans offering in-home support services as a benefit increased by approximately 32% this year, according to an analysis by ATI Advisory.
InnovAge CEO: PACE provides a natural fit for MA plans
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 13, 2023
Medicare Advantage and managed care organizations could be the secret to growing Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), according to InnovAge CEO Patrick Blair.
Medically Home rolls out ED in Home, program geared to sicker patients
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 13, 2023
Encouraged by the government’s two-year extension on acute care at home, hospitals are now poised to move emergency department care into the home as well.
Providers approve GAO’s call for tougher hospice requirements
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 12, 2023
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice praised a recommendation Wednesday by the Government Accounting Office that would require hospice providers to report patient abuse and neglect to the Centers...
Amedisys CEO bullish on better home health rates
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 11, 2023
Amedisys Chairman and CEO Paul Kusserow forecast more favorable home health rate increases beyond 2023.
Public, private partnerships key to New York state master plan for aging
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 10, 2023
New York state took its first step in drawing up a master plan for aging Monday as more than two dozen members of a stakeholder advisory committee set to work devising the plan
Study: COVID-19 death rates higher for Medicaid HCBS patients than general population
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 10, 2023
Older adults receiving Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) had excess mortality rates from COVID-19 similar to those in nursing homes