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
‘The time stuff breaks’: CEO of digital startup focuses on transitions to home
By
Liza Berger
Oct 31, 2022
The CEO and founder of a new digital healthcare startup has set his sights on improving a particularly thorny issue: transitions to home.
Take heart, home health: CMS can change its mind
By
Liza Berger
Aug 05, 2022
If I were a lobbyist trying to soften the proposed home health rule, I’d be feeling a little more confident right now. Two reasons: The hospice final rule and the skilled nursing facility final rule.
Violence in the workplace is getting worse, but we can make it better
By
Emily Killham
Jul 28, 2022
When you talk to healthcare workers on the front lines, one truth keeps surfacing: their workplaces can often be very dangerous.
Home care providers gear up for grassroots push on Choose Home
By
Liza Berger
Jul 27, 2022
The harsh proposed home health rule is not the only issue firing up home care providers. The Choose Home Care Act is another.
MedPAC: Number of home health agencies fell last year
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2022
The number of home health agencies in the United States slipped by 0.8%, to 11,474, from 2020 to 2021. This reflects a continuing decline since 2013, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said in a...
Study: Social determinants of health factor into home care transitions
By
John Roszkowski
May 25, 2022
New research suggests that patients transitioning from hospitals and skilled care to home care settings often have different experiences, with social determinants of health and racial disparities potentially...
