Amid calls to delay the April 1 registration deadline for New York’s consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP), individuals will be given more time to complete the process. Those who have not completed their registration will be given a month-long extension, as well as retroactive payments. The registration timeframe will now extend until April 30. […]
Category: Medicaid
Differentiating an in-home care business can be challenging and requires a diverse portfolio of services. Depending on the organization’s location, the market can sometimes be saturated leading to a need for creative expansion. Home Health Care News recently interviewed Kevin Smith, CEO of Best of Care, based in Quincy, Massachusetts. Smith shared insights from his […]
Leaders from Pennant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG), the parent company of a network of home health, hospice, and senior living services in 13 states, discussed the current state of their business on Tuesday at the 2025 Oppenheimer Co. Annual Healthcare MedTech & Services Conference. Echoing its Q4 earnings report released in February, Pennant highlighted significant […]
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s choice to take the helm of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), faced questions on Capitol Hill about his stance on future cuts to Medicaid. These are cuts that could result in reduced access to Medicaid-funded home and community-based services. On Friday, Oz testified before the Senate […]
Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-New York) has introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Congressman John Moolenaar (R-Michigan), to address America’s growing long-term care crisis. The WISH Act aims to create a federal long-term insurance program that provides financial support for disabled seniors while encouraging a more […]
Fixing A ‘Badly Broken Medical System’: Home Care Leaders Testify Before Congress On Post-Acute Care
On Tuesday, post-acute care leaders and advocates testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means regarding the importance of home health care. During the health subcommittee hearing titled “After the Hospital: Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care,” Empath President and CEO Jonathan Fleece and Dr. Dana Madison, owner of BSA Compassion Home Care, […]
At Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), the impact of Medicaid redetermination resulted in a slowdown of new patients. “We didn’t lose a lot of patients,” Addus CEO Dirk Allison said last week at the Cowen Health Care Conference. “What we really saw was a slowdown in new patients because of states like Illinois.” Based in […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revoked guidance related health-related social needs (HRSN) through Section 1115 waivers. Industry advocates say the move is indicative of the broader administration priorities to reduce Medicaid expenditures. Broadly, states use these programs to pay for health related social services, including meals and temporary housing. Damon […]
The ongoing budget wrangling on Capitol Hill has centered largely around potential cuts and changes to Medicaid, prompting pushback and concern about potential effects on home-based care. “Our members will not support any policies that reduce access to essential home and community-based services for eligible individuals,” the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) […]
Late Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a budget resolution. The move could be a step towards major cuts to the Medicaid program, which has raised concerns across the at-home care sector. The result was 217-215, with every Democrat and one Republican – Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) – voting against the measure. While the […]
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