Despite the growing demand for home health services, fraud and abuse guardrails often limit access to the Medicare benefit, a recent Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) report suggests. The report highlights BPC’s recommendations for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on how to improve home health services for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. “Given the […]
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On Wednesday, the Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), held a hearing to highlight the importance of home- and community-based services (HCBS) for seniors and people with disabilities. He also attempted to explain the broader impact that investment in the sector can have. “Underinvestment in caregiving affects all of us — […]
Home-based care advocacy comes from both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C., these days. Now, a new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is shining further light on the need for the delivery of health care in the home. The Bipartisan Policy Center is a think tank that promotes bipartisan solutions to the […]
By 2034, all of America’s baby boomers will be over the age of 70, many living with complex health care needs and multiple chronic conditions. A well-trained direct-care workforce will be critical to keeping those baby boomers safely in their homes as they age. Without one, experts predict, public and private insurers will struggle in […]
In a major change for the home care industry, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have been granted new flexibility this year, which will allow them to cover non-skilled on-home services for the first time. However, it remains to be seen how much latitude the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will give insurance companies in […]
Medicare rules limiting home health should be relaxed and brought more into line with Medicaid for the most costly patient population, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). In fact, the oversight of programs serving dual-eligible beneficiaries within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should be aligned, according to the “Delivery System Reform: Improving Care […]
Home Health Care News will be observing the Memorial Day holiday this Monday, but we will return to our regular posting schedule on May 31. In the meantime, HHCN would like to wish our readers a safe and happy first weekend of summer. For now, here are a few happenings in the home health sector […]
Today’s rapidly growing senior population faces significant challenges, ranging from a lack of retirement funds and a shortage of affordable housing to homes ill-equipped for aging in place. Confronting these challenges for older citizens should be mission critical, even if it will likely require additional public spending, according to a report issued this month by […]
The federal government should make it easier for states to fund home- and community-based services (HCBS) through their Medicaid programs, as part of a series of reforms to how senior care is financed. That’s the recommendation in a new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Long-Term Care Initiative. The Initiative was formed in 2013, […]
A Washington, D.C.-based think tank has come out in strong support of bridging the gap between health care and housing, saying this must become a national priority as 78 million baby boomers are either approaching or entering retirement. The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a paper titled “America’s Growing Senior Population: Assessing the Dimensions of the Demographic […]
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