A circuit court judge in Michigan has ordered State Farm Insurance Co. to continue paying the home care bills for a paralyzed Ann Arbor man. And though it’s a single case, it could be influential on a wider scale. Judge Archie Brown ruled that a 2019 auto insurance reform law that slashed payments to medical […]
Michigan Home Care and Hospice Association
Dozens of provider organizations in Michigan have gone out of business — and more are at risk of the same fate — due to the state legislature’s decision to cut the rates of home care and residential caregivers by 45%. As a result, thousands of people in Michigan will now likely be forced into nursing […]
The COVID-19 public health emergency has forced in-home care providers to become increasingly more creative when it comes to procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) — and more diligent about avoiding scams along the way. By now, it’s known that health care providers across the nation have been struggling with dwindling stockpiles of basic PPE. As […]
Last week, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced in a press conference that some in-home care workers would be getting a $2-per-hour pay raise through June. Yet the proclamation has brought on more confusion than it has celebration. Without clarification on who exactly would benefit from the state-implemented raise, caregivers and agencies are unsure over whether […]
As COVID-19 cases rise in the U.S., more in-home care providers are starting to struggle with dwindling stockpiles of basic protective equipment for workers. Overall, roughly 88% of medical personnel in more than 200 U.S. cities do not have a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a recent survey conducted by the […]
The long-standing moratoria on new Medicare home health agencies is no longer in effect anywhere in the U.S. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed the temporary ban to expire on Jan. 30, a move that will likely improve patient access to home-based care in related markets, experts say. CMS initially implemented a […]
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