The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) targets new oversight of Medicaid demonstration project spending authorization through Section 1115 waivers. Nearly all states use demonstration waivers, including Arizona.
Late last week, CMS issued the new guidance for upcoming demonstrations beginning January 1, 2027. From that...Arizona News
Left with few places to cut federal spending, the Trump administration has set its sights on home- and community-based services, which officials accuse of being rife with "waste, fraud and abuse."
Home- and community-based services (HCBS) provide for the daily care and activity of elderly people or people with disabilities who are...
A new study shows that the use of managed care organizations to cover long-term care services reduced the use of nursing homes, but patient needs were not the exclusive consideration for choosing support delivered in home- or community-based settings.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, analyzed...
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Labor (DOL) published a report on the home and community-based caregiver workforce.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) published the Issue Brief in response to an executive order from President Biden on increasing access to high-quality...
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...
