The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary nationwide dementia care model on Monday. Dubbed the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, its goal is to “support people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers.” But the ramifications of the new model, which is set to go live on July […]
There are a number of key issues that home-based care providers looking to navigate legal and regulatory hurdles need to keep their eye on – some old, and some new. In some areas, it will be important for providers to increase their advocacy efforts, like when it comes to a potential ban on non-competes, Angelo […]
According to the most recent data, an estimated 5.8 million people utilize home- and community-based long-term services and supports (LTSS). Medicaid is the primary payer for LTSS. The U.S. spent over $400 billion on LTSS in 2020, nearly 10% of all health care expenditures. More than half of that spending went toward home- and community-based […]
Now that the public health emergency (PHE) is ending, home health stakeholders are taking stock of what ripple effects will impact the industry most. The Trump Administration first declared the PHE in March of 2020, retroactive to Jan. 27, 2020. In January, the Biden administration announced that the PHE would end on May 11. Broadly, […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule that would make major changes to the way that home care workers are compensated under Medicaid. While home-based care stakeholders recognize that the proposal could lead to some improvements, many are critical of what they view as a one-size-fits-all approach […]
In tandem with an executive order, the White House announced a bevy of directives for government agencies on Tuesday, many of which were centered around bettering home-based care. Perhaps most notable is the timing, however. As states work through their budgets and potential Medicaid spending, the Biden administration has put home care at the forefront […]
Home health stakeholders often talk about the need to modernize the Medicare home health benefit. What they are often getting at is the need to make it easier for providers to deliver crucial care, while, in turn, creating better access to care. “We constantly need to be thinking about what’s ahead, how to improve this […]
A number of lawmakers – including Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) – introduced a bill Thursday that would expand coverage of home- and community-based services under Medicaid. The HCBS Access Act was introduced by Casey, as a companion bill to the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which was originally unveiled in […]
With the public health emergency (PHE) set to finally end on May 11, home health stakeholders are finding that the impact won’t be as disruptive as once feared. This is because most of the biggest issues have already been addressed by Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “Congress addressed the face-to-face […]
Lawmakers are hoping for success the second time around. On Thursday, Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and a host of other cosponsors reintroduced the Better Care Better Jobs Act into the Senate. The other lawmakers included Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), energy and commerce ranking member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA.) […]
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