Before other states start to consider minimum wage increases for home care workers, it would be beneficial for them to understand what has – and hasn’t – gone well in New York. In the spring of 2022, New York legislators passed a law that gave home care workers an extra $2 per hour above the […]
The independent-contractor pendulum in home-based care could be swinging back in favor of pro-union policies. Providers should take note of potential changes coming down the pike. For instance, there are currently proposed changes that would have an impact on the test used to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee. Those changes […]
As a number of regulatory and legal obstacles hang in the balance, it’s important for home-based care providers to understand the obstacles they face and how to potentially overcome them. On the home health side, there’s the new payment rule for 2023 to navigate and the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model. There’s also a […]
The home care battles currently taking place in New York are local in theory. But every provider in the industry should be paying attention. The Fair Pay For Home Care Act has reached a Democratic majority in the state Senate, with additional support from the AARP and other advocacy organizations. The legislation, which would raise […]
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to block New York state’s requirement that health care workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19. For home-based care providers, the move is unlikely to change much for now – either in New York or elsewhere. A similar challenge in the state of Maine had previously reached the Supreme Court, […]
Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its interim emergency regulation relating to the federal government’s vaccine mandate last Thursday, more clarity has come to the surface. Specifically, CMS has made clear what health care providers are included, what individuals can be exempt and how the mandate will be enforced. What came […]
Efforts to improve vaccination rates against COVID-19 continue to be a major story for home-based care providers. They’ve also become a major pain point for providers operationally, depending on where they are located. On Monday, New York’s vaccine mandate for home-based care workers – and all other health care workers – took effect. Meanwhile, booster […]
After President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new, six-pronged approach to his administration’s COVID-19 strategy that requires most home health workers to be vaccinated against the virus, many questions and concerns remain. More clarity is likely to come to light as specific agencies deal with the next steps following the mandate’s release, like the Department […]
Editor’s note (Aug. 26, 2021): The Department of Health, Codes Committee of the Public Health and Health Planning Council adopted the emergency regulation on Thursday. More information is available here. New York home-based care workers wondering if a COVID-19 vaccine mandate is around the corner will soon have an answer. On Thursday, the New York […]
Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that all of the state’s health care workers are now required to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by Sept. 27. The announcement specifically listed nursing home, “adult care,” long-term care facility and hospital workers as those who must receive vaccinations by that date. While adult care […]
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