Home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers are likely to face more serious challenges to providing care than skilled nursing facilities in the years ahead according to an issue brief from Kaiser Family Foundation.
Unlike skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), which are largely reimbursed by Medicare in tandem with Medicaid in many...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a set of quality metrics for home and community-based services (HCBS) to assess patient health outcomes. According to CMS, the ratings will provide insight into HCBS programs and will enable states to determine the success of long-term services and support programs offered...National News
Humana Inc. has started to transition Kindred at Home’s home health division to CenterWell Home Health brand, a major step in the integration of Kindred at Home’s home health operations into Humana. The transition comes at a time when, due to the pandemic, improved technology, and ongoing concerns about nursing home quality of care,...
The report was created to empower states with the necessary tools to design, implement, and advance reform in long-term services and supports to achieve a more equal spending in home and community-based settings (HCBS) relative to institutional care.
While rebalancing long-term services and support (LTSS) systems has been a...
Updated guidance was sent to the nation's Medicaid directors from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that provided clarification regarding where Medicaid beneficiaries are eligible to use home and community-based services (HCBS). The guidance aims to streamline and shed light on the agency's 2014 final rule's...