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	National Home Care News Home Health Media Clips Friday, July 23, 2021 Senate Infrastructure Deal in Sight After Medicare Agreement Bloomberg Government Stakeholders Push Congress To Pass Full $400B For Medicaid Home Care Inside Health Policy White House, Advocates Seek To Secure New Medicare Benefits In Budget Resolution Inside Health Policy From the Front Lines to the Corner Office: How the Face of Home Care Ownership Is Changing Home Health Care News Opportunities abound for home care agencies, Dombi tells McKnight’s in podcast McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Thursday, July 22, 2021 Senate Republicans Block Infrastructure Bill but Talks to Continue Wall Street Journal American Hospital Association supports COVID-19 vaccine mandates Modern Healthcare More medical provider groups push healthcare employers to require COVID-19 vaccination Fierce Healthcare Congress eyes bigger incentives for Medicare ACO participants Modern Healthcare How hospitals and at-home care providers are empowering nurses to innovate Healthcare IT News The future of telehealth: Informatics, scalability and interoperability Healthcare IT New Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Republicans Poised to Thwart Schumer on Infrastructure Vote Bloomberg Dems Want Dedicated Funding For Direct Care Workers, GOPers Disagree Inside Health Policy New bill seeks to reverse slide in ACO participation with more shared savings Fierce Healthcare Aging-in-Place Market Valued at $151B, But Still Overshadowed by Other Care Settings Home Health Care News Home health discharge rates improve but hospitalizations increase over five-year period: MedPAC report McKnight’s Senior Living David Totaro of BAYADA Home Health Care: In Light Of The Pandemic, Here Are The 5 Things We Need To Do To Improve The US Healthcare System Medium Another COVID risk: Home health care workers who are not vaccinated Georgia Health News Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Republicans Warn Schumer on Infrastructure Deal Deadline Bloomberg House GOP Task Force Will Tackle Health Costs, Drug Access And Supply Inside Health Policy 6 Strategic Focus Areas Shaping Senior Living In Light of Covid-19 Senior Housing News How States Could Expand Medicaid HCBS Programs Home Health Care News Home care’s role in advancing health equity McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Monday, July 19, 2021 HHS slates funding to address healthcare workforce burnout Modern Healthcare Digital health dollars hit $15B high driven by telehealth investment in 2021 Fierce Healthcare Home Health Aides, Who Help Elderly And Disabled People, Are In Short Supply NPR Bringing home care up to scale Boston Globe PCORI Looks to Lessen Vaccine Hesitancy Among Long-Term Care Workers Patient Engagement HIT Home Health Media Clips Friday, July 16, 2021 Home Health Agencies to Fight Proposed Medicare Pay Cut Bloomberg PQHH & NAHC Quoted Nursing Homes Ask HHS To Distribute Remaining Provider Relief ASAP* Inside Health Policy Low coronavirus vaccination rates in nursing homes leave seniors vulnerable Axios Biden's latest order could boost private equity, end state licensing Modern Healthcare Home Health Industry Must Prepare for Costs of Consolidation Home Health Care News UnitedHealth Group CEO: Future Growth Will Come from Home-Based Care Investments Home Health Care News As home care worker shortage worsens, calls for change grow News 13 (FL) Home Health Media Clips Thursday, July 15, 2021 Senate Democrats' plan boosts spending on Medicare, ACA subsidies, long-term care Modern Healthcare Pelosi Praises Senate Budget Deal, Touts Medicaid Gap, Medicare Policies Inside Health Policy Medicare Expansion Would Be Financial Balm for an Aging U.S. Bloomberg Medicare would cover dental, vision and hearing under Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending plan CNBC Senate Democrats eye drug pricing policies to fund $3.5 trillion budget deal STAT News Nursing home staff size related to COVID-19 outbreaks, study finds Modern Healthcare Anthem study: Telehealth helped address pandemic health disparities, but gaps remain Fierce Healthcare Despite Early Struggles, Home Health Providers Adjusting to the ‘No-Pay RAP’ Home Health Care News Crisis in Direct Care ‘Will Explode’ Without Immediate Government Support, PHI Warns Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, July 14, 2021 CMS Aims To Make Its Incentive Pay Program More Useful For Clinicians Inside Health Policy CMS Proposes To Cover Some Telehealth Through 2023 Inside Health Policy Medicare telehealth access preserved in physician pay rule—for now Modern Healthcare Schumer: Dems’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Deal Includes New Medicare Benefits Inside Health Policy Senate Democrats Split on Spending as Biden Meets Sanders Bloomberg As Congress Wrestles With Plans to Expand Medicare, Becerra Says Any One Will Do Kaiser Health News Home care workers rally for better pay, benefits Chicago Sun Times Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Bill Would Create New Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program Inside Health Policy Provider groups call Biden executive order on hospital mergers, noncompete clauses misguided and unnecessary Fierce Healthcare ‘The party is winding down’: States and insurers resurrect barriers to telehealth, putting strain on patients STAT News Telehealth use stabilizing at 38 times pre-COVID-19 levels, McKinsey says Healthcare Dive Local home care workers leave to march on Washington for higher wages Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Home Health Media Clips Monday, July 12, 2021 Biden Competition Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills Wall Street Journal Executive order calls for DOJ, FTC to review hospital merger guidelines Fierce Healthcare Why the nursing home biz is on life support Modern Healthcare Don't turn the convenience of telehealth into a barrier to treatment The Hill As Pandemic Eases, Home Care Providers Discover Some Costs Stick Home Health Care News Resilient Healthcare Blazing New Trails for Hospital-at-Home Model Home Health Care News Obtaining home care should not be such a struggle Bangor Daily News Home Health Media Clips Friday, July 9, 2021 CMS proposes to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model nationwide Healthcare Finance News HHS: Burden Of Proof On Provider Relief Recipients When Reporting Inside Health Policy Senate Could Take Up Infrastructure, Budget Resolution As Soon As July 19 Inside Health Policy An acute interest in home care McKnight’s Senior Living Recent Deals Signal Start of a New Home Health Arms Race, Market Shift Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Thursday, July 8, 2021 NAHC poised to butt heads with CMS over proposed 2022 home health rules McKnight’s Senior Living PQHH & NAHC Quoted Opinion: Home health care belongs in the infrastructure package. We all pay for it anyway.* Washington Post Report Sheds New Light on Looming Caregiving Crisis Home Health Care News Telehealth use falls for third straight month, in-person appointments increase Modern Healthcare ACOs Ask CMS To Avoid Risk ‘Cliff’ Come 2023 Inside Health Policy LHC Group, SCP Health Form New Partnership to Provide Higher-Acuity Care in the Home Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Progressives ramp up Medicare expansion push in Congress The Hill Hospital, nursing home employment shrank in June Modern Healthcare Key surprise billing ban details still murky for providers, insurers Modern Healthcare Rates of new Covid-19 cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows CNN Home Health Media Clips Friday, July 2, 2021 Podcast: Home-based Care Left Out of Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Health Affairs Provider Relief Reporting Portal Section Goes Live With Brief Outage Inside Health Policy CMS bans surprise billing Modern Healthcare Biden admin releases first rule banning surprise medical bills Fierce Healthcare New Legislation Seeks to Help Seniors Pay for Long-Term Care Home Health Care News Why One State Is Investing $54M to Increase Rates for In-Home Care Providers Home Health Care News Democrats Seek to Bridge Gaps Over Medicare, Medicaid Expansion Bloomberg Government Home Health Media Clips Thursday, July 1, 2021 ‘Extensive’ Proposed Rule Sets Stage for Value-Based Purchasing, PDGM Adjustments Home Health Care News PQHH Quoted Home health advocates to battle CMS over proposed continuation of PDGM-related rate cut* McKnight’s Senior Living PQHH Quoted With Workers In Short Supply, Seniors Often Wait Months For Home Health Care* NPR Two Dems Say Both Medicaid, Some Medicare Fixes Could Be In Reconciliation Inside Health Policy Rising pay in other industries blows holes in healthcare's workforce Modern Healthcare Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, June 30, 2021 CMS Proposed Rule Maintains 4.36% Assumption-Based Rate Cut to Medicare Home Health Despite Sector Concerns PR.com (PQHH STATEMENT) CMS Proposes $310M Boost, Value-Based Purchasing for Home Health RevCycleIntelligence CMS Proposes $310M Home Health Payment Boost, National Expansion of HHVBP Home Health Care News Biden Home Health Goals Come Up Short in State Spending Plans Bloomberg Law Hospitals: Don’t Pay For Infrastructure With Provider Relief, Sequester Inside Health Policy Hospitals decry extending Medicare cuts to pay for infrastructure bill Modern Healthcare Pandemic Expenses Could Drive Some SNF Operators Out of the Market Skilled Nursing News Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, June 29, 2021 CMS Wants To Expand Value-Based Pay For Home Health Inside Health Policy PQHH Quoted CMS proposes expanding home health value-based purchasing pilot nationwide* Modern Healthcare CMS expanding home health value-based purchasing model nationwide in January 2022 Fierce Healthcare ‘Choose Home’ Legislation Gaining Significant Support in Congress, Nearing Formal Introduction Home Health Care News NAHC Podcast Interview Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Health Care May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients U.S. News & World Report Home Health Media Clips* Monday, June 28, 2021 Medicare Home Health Payment Proposal Clears White House Review Bloomberg Government HCBS Funding Likely To Move Through Reconciliation Package Inside Health Policy Biden administration 'absolutely supportive' of efforts to expand virtual care, HHS official says Fierce Healthcare Care Continuity Likely Lowers Rehospitalization Risk for Home Health Patient with Dementia Home Health Care News Continuity of community nursing care ‘improves patient outcomes’ Nursing Times Palliative care payment model is on the not-so-distant horizon, advocates believe McKnight’s Senior Living Home Care Providers Are Becoming Less Dependent on Private Pay Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Friday, June 25, 2021 Democrats propose $400 billion Medicaid boost for home care Modern Healthcare HCBS Funding Likely To Move Through Reconciliation Package Inside Health Policy Top Senator Wants Democrats United on Expanding Home Health Care Bloomberg Stakeholders: Casey’s HCBS Bill First Step To Better Long-Term Care Inside Health Policy Democrats' two-step infrastructure plan draws Republican ire Reuters Labor Secretary says investment in home care workers needed to avert crisis Nevada Current ‘Better Care Better Jobs Act’ Seeks Permanent FMAP Bump, Higher Wages for HCBS Workers Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Thursday, June 24, 2021 Bipartisan group of senators to brief Biden on infrastructure ‘framework’ after potential breakthrough in talks Washington Post Health Care Operators Confident CMS Hospital-at-Home Waiver Will Become Permanent Home Health Care News Home Health, Hospice Still Have Highest Multiples in All of Health Care Home Health Care News Clyburn: Medicaid Gap Coverage Will Be In House Reconciliation Bill Inside Health Policy 94% of nursing homes have a staffing shortage Modern Healthcare Hospitals again ask HHS for more time to spend relief funds Modern Healthcare House bill seeks to raise reimbursement for rural hospitals in bid to close payment disparity Fierce Healthcare Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Manchin open to Biden's 'human infrastructure' plans and undoing some Trump tax cuts NBC News Infrastructure Talks Focus on How to Pay for Bipartisan Package Wall Street Journal LUPAs Turning into Long-Term Problem for Home Health Agencies After PDGM Home Health Care News OIG: Two-Fifths Of Nursing Home Residents Had Or Likely Had COVID-19 Inside Health Policy Covid’s Wallop Reached 2 of 5 Medicare Nursing Home Residents Bloomberg Government Nursing home deaths spiked 32% among Medicare beneficiaries during 2020, OIG finds Fierce Healthcare Tech that provides high-acuity home care gets high-profile boost American Medical Association STAT+ Conversations: Can tech change in-home care for seniors? STAT News (Audio) Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic Associated Press A Third of Americans Rely on the Unregulated ‘Gray Market’ for Senior Care Home Health Care News Hiring challenges top providers’ COVID-19 concerns McKnight’s Home Care Daily survey Opinion: A bipartisan infrastructure bill proves our democracy can still work Washington Post Schumer backing plan to add dental, vision and hearing coverage to Medicare The Hill Home Health Media Clips Monday, June 21, 2021 Senators Agree Home Care Needs Reform, But Disagree On Solutions Inside Health Policy Most States Get Extensions On HCBS Medicaid Match Spending Plans Inside Health Policy Congressional Democrats hope to expand coverage in Medicaid, Medicare this year Modern Healthcare Future of U.S. Healthcare May Be Playing Out in Nevada Wall Street Journal With ACA safe, Biden administration putting focus on health disparities Fierce Healthcare Home Care Franchise Growth Isn’t Slowing Down Any Time Soon Home Health Care News Recognizing Future Threats to the In-Patient Model, California Health System Launches ‘Hoag at Home’ Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Friday, June 18, 2021 Senators, Advocates Tout ‘Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity’ for Funding HCBS Home Health Care News Supreme Court preserves ACA in 7-2 ruling that latest challenge doesn't have standing Fierce Healthcare Dems Urge Action To Build On ACA After SCOTUS Keeps Law In Place Inside Health Policy Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic NPR Funding for home care infrastructure must come with new staffing concepts McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Thursday, June 17, 2021 Bipartisan infrastructure group grows to 20 senators The Hill HCBS Investment Would Boost Some Social Determinants Programs Inside Health Policy ‘Going home with nothing’: Dems agonize over infrastructure strategy Politico Stakeholders Praise Legislation To Fix ACOs’ Rural Glitch Inside Health Policy MedPAC: Overhaul MA payments and streamline CMMI models Healthcare Dive SNF Operators Likely to Invest in Clinical Capabilities, Home Care Lines to Stay Competitive Skilled Nursing News Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, June 16, 2021 White House Counsels Bipartisan Patience as House Democrats Stir Bloomberg Government Scrap Nursing Home Incentive Program, Medicare Advisers Urge Bloomberg Government MedPAC recommends eliminating skilled nursing facility incentive program Modern Healthcare MedPAC: CMMI Should Consider a ‘Smaller, More Harmonized’ Portfolio of Alternative Payment Models Home Health Care News House Appropriations Committee Lays Out Fiscal 2022 Bill Schedule Inside Health Policy One-fifth of asymptomatic COVID patients developed long-haul symptoms Modern Healthcare COVID-19 Exposed the Faults in America’s Elder Care System Time Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, June 15, 2021 GOP Aide: HCBS Unlikely To Be In Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal Inside Health Policy Buying the data: Health care lobbyists fund their own policy analyses, clouding Washington debates STAT News Humana to acquire onehome in bid to expand value-based home care Fierce Healthcare PPP Forgiveness Continues to Slow Down the Home Health M&A Process Home Health Care News Why Home Care Providers Should Stand Strong in Negotiations with MA Plans Home Health Care News Pelosi: Infrastructure plan a tough sell without money for care economy McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Monday, June 14, 2021 Sens Support HCBS Funding, But Fate In Infrastructure Bill Uncertain Inside Health Policy HHS: Provider Relief Timing Determines Spending Deadline Inside Health Policy Deadline to spend HHS relief funds extended for some providers Modern Healthcare HHS Issues New Reporting Requirements, Deadlines for Provider Relief Fund Recipients Home Health Care News ‘Care Is Infrastructure’: Sen. Warren Calls for HCBS Support Following New Bipartisan Proposal Home Health Care News How the Medicare Advantage Landscape Has Evolved for Home Care Providers Home Health Care News Aging service organizations, labor groups blast infrastructure compromise that leaves out care economy McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Friday, June 11, 2021 New CMS effort to vaccinate homebound seniors receives a thumbs-up from home care providers McKnight's Senior Living Using data analytics to thrive in the PDGM era McKnight's Senior Living Hospital-level care at home for acutely ill adults may be as safe as inpatient care The Hospitalist Shaheen, Manchin, Ernst, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Permanent Medicare’s Flexibilities For Telehealth And Audio-only Services Senator Jeanne Shaheen Doctor on Call? Lawmakers Debate How Much to Pay for Phone Appointments Kaiser Health News Outdated Communication Methods Are Holding Home-Based Care Providers Back Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Thursday, June 10, 2021 To Better Protect Homebound Seniors, CMS Boosts Medicare Rates for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations Home Health Care News CMS Increases Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations RevCycle Intelligence CMS ups Medicare payment for at-home vaccinations to about $75 per dose MedCity News CMS boosts Medicare payments for providers for administering at-home COVID-19 vaccinations Fierce Healthcare HHS to issue more guidance on Provider Relief Fund Modern Healthcare Becerra: Provider Relief Deadline Flexibility Is For New Disbursements Inside Health Policy ‘I’m glad we could be there:’ Chester nurse expands at home care services NBC 12 Healthcare costs projected to increase 6.5% in 2022 Modern Healthcare Gap in death rates between rural and urban Americans widens Modern Healthcare Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Becerra Promises Flexibility On Provider Relief Spending Deadline Inside Health Policy Covid Health Provider Relief Fund to be Revamped, HHS Head Says Bloomberg Government Home Care Providers Likely to See More Medicare Advantage Opportunities as Enrollment Grows Home Health Care News Smaller MA Plans Are Leveraging the Home to Get Ahead Home Health Care News Brady Doubts Biden’s Telehealth Commitment; Becerra Offers Assurance Inside Health Policy SNFs Shouldn’t Fight Rise of Home-Based Care Skilled Nursing News Top Obama Medicare Deputy Jonathan Blum Returns to Agency Bloomberg Government Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Review of Medicare Payment Models to Address Disparities, Equity Bloomberg Government Innovation Center’s Plans Take Shape, HHS Announces Record Enrollment Inside Health Policy The Home-Based Care Companies That Could Go Public Next Home Health Care News Home-based care expands for vulnerable Veterans in Southern Colorado Dept. of Veteran Affairs University Hospitals offering at-home care for some patients who would otherwise be hospitalized 5 ABC VCU Health, Bayada partner to offer hospice and home health Modern Healthcare Trump HHS Secretary Alex Azar Resurfaces at Aspen Institute Bloomberg Government Home Health Media Clips Monday, June 7, 2021 Home health workers must be considered in funding Charleston Gazette-Mail CMS Aims To Increase Medicare Claim Reviews, Slow ALJ Reversal Rates Inside Health Policy Lawmakers Ask Fowler To Be Transparent About CMMI’s Projects Inside Health Policy Healthcare employment saw modest uptick in May Modern Healthcare Covid Was a Tipping Point for Telehealth. If Some Have Their Way, Virtual Visits Are Here to Stay. Kaiser Health News Stakeholders To HHS: Allow Audio-Only Telehealth In MA Risk Adjustment Inside Health Policy Home Health Media Clips Friday, June 4, 2021 Caregiver Churn Remains Key Challenge for Home-Based Care Providers Home Health Care News Opinion: My son’s home health worker is the face of infrastructure Washington Post Home Health Providers Likely to Play ‘Very Important Role’ in Direct Contracting Home Health Care News Fowler: CMMI Review Ongoing, Expect More Mandatory Models Inside Health Policy CMMI exploring more mandatory models, Fowler says Modern Healthcare Expanding insurance coverage is top priority for new CMS administrator Modern Healthcare Home Health Agency Loses Appeal of Medicare Overpayment Lawsuit Bloomberg Government Home Health Media Clips Thursday, June 3, 2021 AARP: Now Is Time For Long-Term Care Reform, Better HCBS Inside Health Policy AARP: There is new opportunity to expand home care, improve caregivers’ conditions McKnight's Expanding Insurance Coverage Is Top Priority for New Medicare-Medicaid Chief Kaiser Health News HHS Mulls Mandatory Doctor Pay Based on Overall Patient Health Bloomberg Government Ohio State Wexner teams up with DispatchHealth to offer in-home medical care Modern Healthcare “There are no caregivers” \| Home health care lacking for children with special needs News 11 Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Biden’s Budget Hints At Proposals To Extend Medicare Trust Find Inside Health Policy NAACOS Asks Brooks-LaSure To Extend ACO Application Deadlines Inside Health Policy Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks Modern Healthcare From 340B to a public option: 4 healthcare items you may have missed in Biden's budget Fierce Healthcare Strength in Numbers: Home Care Executives Reveal 2021’s Most Important Partnerships Home Health Care News Nursing home residents face prolonged course of COVID, facility study finds McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, June 1, 2021 It's time to care about home care The Hill Biden Proposal Invests In HCBS Workforce, Improving Maternal Health Inside Health Policy 6 important details of Biden's budget Modern Healthcare Biden proposes 23% funding increase for HHS Modern Healthcare What will home care look like post-COVID-19? Brooks-LaSure will help guide us McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Friday, May 28, 2021 Republican Infrastructure Counteroffer Doesn’t Include HCBS Funding Inside Health Policy Republican Infrastructure Proposal Spikes $400B for HCBS Home Health Care News 70% Of House Dems Press Biden On Medicare Expansion, Drug Prices Inside Health Policy Biden’s Budget Would Raise Annual Spending to $6 Trillion Bloomberg Obama admin veteran Brooks-LaSure sworn in as new CMS administrator Fierce Healthcare ‘They Face What We All Face’: Amazon’s Entrance into Home-Based Care Doesn’t Faze Providers Home Health Care News Hospital-at-Home Model Yields Lower Costs, Fewer Hospitalizations for Cancer Patients Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Thursday, May 27, 2021 Senate GOP unveils its $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer to Biden — here’s what’s in it CNBC Biden to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Boost Middle Class and Infrastructure New York Times Congressional leaders to draft new public option proposal Modern Healthcare Hospitals decry public option as top Dems seek feedback on a potential bill Fierce Healthcare Survey: Pandemic could increase demand for more in-home care McKnight’s Senior Living Your View: How we all benefit if home care workers are paid fairly The Morning Call Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Brooks-LaSure Confirmed To Lead CMS Inside Health Policy Senate approves CMS administrator nominee Modern Healthcare Senate Narrowly Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Next CMS Administrator Inside Health Policy In-home care can be ‘game changer’ for senior living industry: survey McKnight’s Almost no nursing home in America was safe from COVID-19, federal study finds East Bay Times Top Democrats jump-start push to offer a health care 'public option,' a Biden promise NBC News Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Crapo, Brady: Medicare Trust Fund Report Delayed Indefinitely, But Updated Solvency Info Needed Fast Inside Health Policy Brooks-LaSure Clears Last Procedural Hurdle Before Confirmation Vote Inside Health Policy Practices Concerned About Provider Relief Reporting Requirements Inside Health Policy Congress wants permanent Medicare coverage of audio-only telehealth Modern Healthcare Home care’s greatest challenge and opportunity is its workforce McKnight’s Senior Living An unprecedented shortage of staff has hit home-care agencies hard —with job applicants ghosting employers for bigger unemployment checks Business Insider Home Health Media Clips Monday, May 24, 2021 Home Care Leaning Less on Private Pay, More on Government-Funded Programs Home Health Care News Biden Signals HCBS Must Be Part Of Any Infrastructure Compromise Inside Health Policy CMMI's pause on direct contracting a turning point for value-based care Modern Healthcare CMS won't extend the Next Generation ACO Model through 2022 Modern Healthcare Health care providers hope to cash in through Congress’ new earmark process STAT News 1 in 4 Medicare patients used telehealth during peak of pandemic with majority using only telephones: KFF Fierce Healthcare Home Health Media Clips Friday, May 21, 2021 Last Procedural Vote Before Brooks-LaSure Confirmation Set For Monday Inside Health Policy American Rescue Plan Funding Starts to Trickle Down to States, HCBS Programs Home Health Care News Senate Hearing on Health Care Workforce Shortages Offers Little Discussion Around Home-Based Care Home Health Care News Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Cost Medicare $16.6 Billion Bloomberg Family Caregivers Feel the Pandemic’s Weight New York Times Home care providers declare 2021 ‘year of healthcare at home’ while they acknowledge acute workforce shortage McKnight’s Senior Living Bipartisan House Members Ask Becerra To Extend NextGen ACO Demo Inside Health Policy Lawmakers mull telehealth payment models for post-COVID Modern Healthcare Home Health Media Clips Thursday, May 20, 2021 Home Health Agencies, Lawmakers Seek Medicare Telehealth Payments Bloomberg Senate Bill Would Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Beyond Pandemic Hospice News Senators Express Support For Continuing Telehealth After PHE Inside Health Policy Telehealth can be an effective alternative for seniors, study shows Healthcare IT News Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal Modern Healthcare ‘A Huge Victory’: Home Care Turnover Remains Stable at 65.2% Home Health Care News LeadingAge, Bayada Urge Congress to Invest in Aging Services Infrastructure Home Health Care News What Amazon's potential move into at-home medical tests could mean for the market Fierce Healthcare Sick But Hate Hospitals? In-Home Medical Care Is A Growing Option NPR Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, May 19, 2021 FFS Medicare May Boast Lower Cost Barriers than Private Medicare Health Payer Intelligence ‘Better Than the Hospital’: Pandemic Boosts Care for Serious Illnesses at Home California Healthline CNA advocacy group warns worker shortage could worsen burnout situation McKnight’s Senior Living Making the case: How training and personalized home care improve outcomes McKnight’s Senior Living Underpaid Home Care Aides New York Times (LTE) These workers were left out of the New Deal. They’ve been fighting for better pay ever since. Vox For SNF Marketing Post-COVID, Transparency and Communication are Key Skilled Nursing News Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Home-Based Care Providers with PPP Loans Can’t Bank on Forgiveness Home Health Care News Opioids, LGBT Health, Covid: HHS’s Levine Has Packed Agenda Bloomberg Sen. Toomey and GOP senators prep infrastructure offer for White House Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Women in healthcare are at a breaking point—and they’re leaving Modern Healthcare The social contract for long-term care McKnight’s Long Term Care News Home Health Media Clips Monday, May 17, 2021 CMS: States Can Give HCBS Providers Additional Retainer Payments Inside Health Policy HHS Releases New Guidance on American Rescue Plan Funding for Medicaid HCBS Home Health Care News The 'frills' of Biden's infrastructure plan are real needs The Hill Providers Applaud Bill To Establish Electronic Prior Auth System For MA Inside Health Policy At-Home Care for the Elderly New York Times (LTE) Many home care providers may continue mask-wearing requirement despite new CDC guidance McKnight’s Senior Living Mor: Time to rethink U.S. nursing home landscape McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Friday, May 14, 2020 Post-Acute Care Groups: Pass Bill To Delay Unified Payment System Inside Health Policy Officials Lay Out Rules for Expanding Medicaid’s Home-Based Care Bloomberg Government Poll finds Americans favor investment in home- and-community-based services in Biden’s infrastructure plan McKnight’s Senior Living CMS guides states on securing funding for home- and community-based services Modern Healthcare CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Forego Masks, Social Distancing Inside Health Policy Bipartisan bill would revamp Medicare Advantage prior authorization Modern Healthcare Home Health Media Clips Thursday, May 12, 2021 Nominee to Lead Medicare, Medicaid Moves Closer to Confirmation Bloomberg Senate Moves Closer To Confirming Brooks-LaSure As CMS Head Inside Health Policy Becerra Pressed On Surprise Billing, Short-Term Plans, Medicare Inside Health Policy Becerra: Need For Provider Relief Outpaces Availability Of Funds Inside Health Policy Healthcare Is Coming Home—Here’s How to Keep It There Chief Healthcare Executive Biden plan may help mitigate worker shortage for home care providers McKnight’s Senior Living Q&A: Hospital at home programs reduce readmissions, provide other benefits Healio Mayo Clinic And Kaiser Permanente Invest $100 Million In ‘Hospital Care At Home’ Venture Forbes Why the SNF of Tomorrow Might Look Like Today’s Assisted Living Community Skilled Nursing News Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Senate Approves Andrea Palm to Serve as HHS Second-in-Command Bloomberg HHS Faces Growing Pressure From Congress, Providers On COVID-19 Relief Inside Health Policy CMS Requires LTC Providers Report Vaccination Rates, Educate Staff And Residents Inside Health Policy CMS requires nursing homes to offer COVID-19 vaccines, education Modern Healthcare Congress eyes private equity-owned nursing homes after COVID-19 deaths Modern Healthcare Making home the safest place to be in an unsafe time Modern Healthcare How Home-Focused Conveners Bridge the Gap Between Payers, Providers Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Treasury Begins Latest COVID-19 Relief Distributions To States, Cities Inside Health Policy Mother and Daughter Do the Same Job. Why Does One Make $9 More an Hour? New York Times UnitedHealth launching post-discharge home program for group Medicare Advantage plans Healthcare Finance News Advocates Say Illinois Should Learn From COVID Crisis On Long-Term Care And Nursing Shortage NPR Illinois Home Health Media Clips Monday, May 10, 2021 UnitedHealthcare launches home health option for Medicare Advantage group retirees McKnight's Senior Living Long-haul covid-19 renews push to expand palliative care Washington Post Hospitals Ask HHS To Extend Provider Relief Spending Deadline Inside Health Policy AHA: Let providers spend COVID relief funds after June deadline Modern Healthcare Home Care Companies Could See Healthy Gains with Fitness-Focused Partnerships Home Health Care News Medicare To Begin Reimbursing Ambulances For Treatment In Place Inside Health Policy Healthcare employment remains sluggish as pandemic continues Modern Healthcare Why health tech companies are investing so heavily in care teams Home Health Media Clips Friday, May 7, 2021 Covid Forces Families to Rethink Nursing Home Care New York Times Long-term care industry facing changes as pandemic pushes more families toward home care ABC News In-home care providers are in short supply for elderly Idaho Mountain Press CMS Hikes Pay For Home Infusion Of COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies Inside Health Policy Home Health Patient Volume Hits 116% of Pre-Pandemic Baselines Home Health Care News Healthcare workers say workplace safety plans needed Modern Healthcare Can't get the COVID-19 vaccine? Oklahoma home health agency will bring it to you KOCO News Home Health Media Clips Thursday, May 6, 2021 Biden Administration Releases $1.4B for HCBS, Senior Health Programs Home Health Care News Telemedicine Is a Tool — Not a Replacement for Your Doctor’s Touch Kaiser Health News Proposed Policy Could Help LTCHs Claim Unpaid Costs For Duals Inside Health Policy Rural communities to get nearly $1 billion for COVID response Modern Healthcare Telehealth use dropped in February for first time since September Healthcare Dive Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, May 5, 2021 COVID-19 and long-term care reform The Hill ‘A Unique Opportunity for Home Health Providers’: CMS Extends CJR Model Home Health Care News Stories from the front line: The COVID-19 response, one year later Modern Healthcare Cornyn Continues Brooks-LaSure Hold As TX GOP Members Blast 1115 Move Inside Health Policy ACOs Ask CMS To Pull Back Quality Reporting Changes Inside Health Policy Groups Cry Foul Over Medicare Quality Reporting Requirements Bloomberg Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Five New Commissioners Nominated To MACPAC Inside Health Policy Shorter SNF Stays Could Mean More Room for Home-Based Care Home Health Care News Home Health LUPA Challenges Continue as Pandemic Subsides Home Health Care News Hoping to Age in Place, Americans Want Long-Term Care Help from Medicare Home Health Care News To Address Staff Shortages, Nursing Homes Should Follow Home Care’s Recruiting Lead Skilled Nursing News Medicare Could Safely Trim Nursing Home Rehab Costs, Study Finds Bloomberg Home Health Media Clips Monday, May 3, 2021 Congress mulls long-term care reform Modern Healthcare CMS Medicare Provider Enrollment Requirements Could Drive Home Health Agencies Out of Business Home Health Care News CMS: Obamacare cost-sharing change cuts out-of-pocket costs by $400 Modern Healthcare Telehealth can increase nurses' workloads, study finds Modern Healthcare Will the Nursing Home of the Future be an Actual Home? Politico Home Health Media Clips Friday, April 30, 2021 CMS Extends Hip-And-Knee Replacement Demonstration For 3 Years Inside Health Policy CMS extends joint replacement model for three years Modern Healthcare Health officials plan major research on COVID-19 long-haulers Roll Call In Speech to Congress, President Biden Again Shines Spotlight on Home-Based Care Home Health Care News The Fragility of the Caregiving Infrastructure Home Care Magazine Home Health Media Clips Thursday, April 29, 2021 Nursing Homes Say More Funding Is Needed, Others Say It’s HCBS’s Time Inside Health Policy AHCA Infrastructure Priorities: Rebuilding Homes, Infection Prevention Inside Health Policy 5 takeaways from President Biden's first address to Congress CNN Biden won't pull the plug on price transparency, experts say Modern Healthcare Seniors fully vaccinated by Pfizer, Moderna shots 94% less likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19: CDC Fierce Healthcare White House aims to permanently extend ACA subsidy boost as part of $1.8 trillion package Fierce Healthcare White House Completes Review of Medicare Joint Replacement Rule Bloomberg The Vulnerable Homebound Are Left Behind on Vaccination California Healthline Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, April 28, 2021 White House proposes $1.8 trillion package that would dramatically expand education, safety net programs Washington Post Democrats’ Push to Lower Medicare Age Raises Hopes, Concerns Bloomberg Biden’s American Families Plan Makes Enhanced ACA Subsidies Permanent, Punts On Medicare, Drug Pricing Inside Health Policy Home care providers protest bill calling for more industry oversight McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Medicare Patient Advocates Worry Access To Home Health Shrinking Inside Health Policy Bipartisan group of senators reintroduces HEAT Act McKnight’s Senior Living Lawmakers, Providers Lay Out Priorities As Biden Expected To Outline Health Agenda In Wednesday’s Speech Health Insider – Inside Health Policy Assisted Living Facilities Push For More Provider Relief After Delay Inside Health Policy It doesn't have to be 'either/or' with value-based payment Modern Healthcare VA, CDC data suggest low-severity COVID-19 patients will need follow-up care Fierce Healthcare BrightStar Care Joins Amazon, Landmark Health on Home-Based Care Coalition Home Health Care News Peer mentoring in home health feels good and does good McKnight’s Senior Living Big Investors Push Nursing Homes to Upgrade Care and Working Conditions Kaiser Health News Home Health Media Clips Monday, April 26, 2021 Senators Reintroduce Home Health Telehealth Legislation Home Health Care News House Democrats call on Biden to add Medicare-related provisions to economic plan The House 17 senators ask Biden to push for Medicare expansion Politico Congress eyes adding more Medicare GME slots in infrastructure package Modern Healthcare Why Home Health Providers Should Consider Offering Behavioral Health Services Home Health Care News In-Home Care Providers Must Break Through Barriers to Handle More Long-Term Care Volume Home Health Care News Why SNF-at-Home Programs Could Provide a Path Forward for Traditional Nursing Home Operators Skilled Nursing News Home Health Media Clips Friday, April 23, 2021 After Finance Tie On Brooks-LaSure, Cornyn Awaits WH Meeting Inside Health Policy New Dems’ Wishlist Builds On ACA, Includes Prior Auth Reforms Inside Health Policy House Democrats back Medicare drug price negotiations in infrastructure talks Modern Healthcare Top health experts talk telehealth regulation, health inequality Fierce Healthcare COVID-19 pandemic: 3 in 10 health care workers consider leaving field Axios Why Nursing Home Operators Should Borrow the Home Health Playbook When Rebuilding Census Skilled Nursing News Home care providers virtually hit Capitol Hill to push telehealth, Medicaid increase, higher wages McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Thursday, April 22, 2021 Confusion Abounds On How Much COVID-19 Relief Providers Got, What’s Left Inside Health Policy Cornyn Puts Hold On Brooks-LaSure Vote Over TX Waiver Revocation Inside Health Policy Confirmation Delay for Next CMS Administrator Could Cause Problems for Home-Based Care Providers Home Health Care News Experts: COVID's telehealth boom giving patients an 'overwhelming drive for self-empowerment' Fierce Healthcare As healthcare consumerization gains steam, organizations must balance convenient service and quality care Fierce Healthcare Rubicon’s Adam Boehler: Home Health, Hospice Are ‘Underappreciated’ Tools for Slashing Health Care Spending Home Health Care News Accelerate your home health agency’s growth: Top 3 referral targeting strategies McKnight’s Senior Living The Crisis in Home Care The New Republic Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Senate Finance Sets Thursday Vote On Brooks-LaSure, Palm Inside Health Policy Telehealth increases downstream care, study finds Modern Healthcare New CMMI director says value-based care models at 'crossroads' Fierce Healthcare Pause to Alternative Payment Models Gives Some Providers a ‘Golden Ticket,’ Leaves Others Behind Home Health Care News COVID-19 gives boost to hospital-at-home model: experts McKnight’s Senior Living Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Should home healthcare be a new focus for Medicare Advantage? McKnight’s Senior Living CMS Hospital-at-Home Program Closing In On 200 Participants Home Health Care News Biden rescinds Medicaid waiver benefiting 300,000 receiving home care McKnight’s Senior Living Healthcare loses 44,000 jobs during Q1 2021, while spending, prices continue to grow Fierce Healthcare CMS proposes changes to skilled nursing facility prospective payment system Healthcare Finance News Home Health Media Clips Monday, April 19, 2021 Payers, providers clash over telehealth reimbursement as Congress mulls changes Modern Healthcare Becerra: HHS Will Have ‘Robust’ Feedback Process On Surprise Billing Inside Health Policy ‘The Conversation Is Way Overdue’: Why the Home Care Staffing System Is Broken Home Health Care News Providers insist on higher Medicaid rates to recruit, pay home health workers McKnight’s Senior Living Parkinson: Looming PDPM Changes, $400B Home Care Push Don’t Signal Doom for Nursing Homes Skilled Nursing News Home Health Media Clips Friday, April 16, 2021 3 takeaways from Brooks-LaSure's confirmation hearing to become administrator of CMS Fierce Healthcare Becerra: HHS Will Have ‘Robust’ Feedback Process On Surprise Billing Inside Health Policy New Research Highlights ‘Surprising’ Findings About COVID-19’s Impact on Mortality in Community, Long-Term Care Settings Home Health Care News Why COVID-19 Has Made Universal Design More Important for Seniors, Home-Based Care Providers Home Health Care News Growth in Home Health Care Failing to Keep Up With Surging Demand, Study Finds University of Virginia Home Health Media Clips Thursday, April 15, 2021 Biden, Congress Extend Medicare Sequestration Holiday Through 2021 Home Health Care News PQHH Quoted Medicare sequestration moratorium officially extended McKnight’s Senior Living PQHH Quoted Biden Signs Extension That Puts Off Medicare Funding Cuts Kaiser Health News PQHH Mentioned What Medicare Advantage Plans Want From Home-Based Care Providers Home Health Care News Coalition Urges CMS to Rethink Medicare Prior Authorization Growth RevCycleIntelligence How Health Care Leaders Can Support Their Frontline Workers Scientific American Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare Commends U.S. House for Extending Moratorium on Medicare Sequestration Cuts PQHH Statement Bill delaying Medicare cuts heads to Biden's desk after House passage Modern Healthcare House Passes Extension Of Medicare Sequester Moratorium Inside Health Policy Biden faces pressure from Pelosi, Sanders over whether to double down on Obamacare or expand Medicare Washington Post Long-term care providers concerned by effects of J&J COVID-19 vaccine pause Modern Healthcare Long-Term Care Expert David Grabowski: Home-Based Care Versus Nursing Homes Is a ‘False Dichotomy’ Home Health Care News ‘There Is Not An Easy Solution’: How to Modernize Home- and Community-Based Services Home Health Care News Fixing Nursing Homes: A Fleeting Opportunity Health Affairs Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Roads, bridges ... and caregivers? Why Biden is pushing a 'radical shift' to redefine infrastructure USA Today 7.4M Direct Care Jobs Will Need to Be Filled by 2029, with Most in Home Care Home Health Care News CMS Restarts Nursing Home Advance Notice, Keeps Aide Training Waiver Inside Health Policy NIH aims to address COVID testing disparities in underserved communities Modern Healthcare UnitedHealth study: Medicare Advantage members spend 40% less per year than fee-for-service beneficiaries Fierce Healthcare Vaccinations Lag for Home Health Workers Pew How, and Why, to Build a Wound Program of Excellence Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Monday, April 12, 2021 Biden Seeks More Funding For HCBS, Opioid Crisis, Rural Health Inside Health Policy White House budget proposes billions of dollars for cancer research, opioid crisis response Modern Healthcare 3 major health items included in Biden's budget request Fierce Healthcare CMS Restarts Nursing Home Advance Notice, Keeps Aide Training Waiver Inside Health Policy UPDATED Coronavirus tracker: Americans' opinions about telehealth have changed due to COVID-19, survey finds Fierce Healthcare ‘Better Systems, Better Controls and a Digitized Industry’: Analyzing PE’s Impact on Home-Based Care Home Health Care News VNSNY, Contessa Join Amazon-Backed Home Health Coalition Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Friday, April 9, 2021 What's In Biden's $400 Billion Plan To Support Families' Long-Term Health Needs NPR CMS wants to bump pay for hospices, SNFs next year Modern Healthcare CMS Adds COVID-19 Vaccinations, HAI, Equity To SNF Quality Reporting Inside Health Policy CMS Proposes Hospice Payment And Cap Increase Inside Health Policy Former CMMI Director Boehler Launches Investment Firm — With a Major Home Health Endorsement Home Health Care News Home Health Media Clips Thursday, April 8, 2021 Biden Plans to Release Initial 2022 U.S. Budget Outline Friday Bloomberg ‘There Are Still Many Questions Unanswered’: Home Care Providers Seek Clarity on American Rescue Plan Home Health Care News How strong relationships and a focused strategy can influence policy Modern Healthcare Over 50% of Assisted Living, Nursing Home Workers Report Burnout; 24% Say They Had Covid-19 Senior Housing News Why Joe Biden’s Economic Plan Includes Home Health Care, Not Just Roads And Bridges HuffPost Home Health Media Clips Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Health Care in the Home: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Morning Consult Three-quarters of home care workers not yet vaccinated, new industry survey finds McKnight’s Senior Living Hospitals push Congress for infrastructure funding Modern Healthcare Population health still at odds with fee-for-service Modern Healthcare Front-line workers want more assistance after a year of COVID-19 Modern Healthcare MedPAC: Transparency Of Health Care Ownership Should Be Examined Inside Health Policy Study finds low prevalence of advance care planning among Medicare beneficiaries Fierce Healthcare AMA Lobbies CMS to Extend Medicare Coverage for Audio-Only Telehealth mHealthIntelligence Lawmakers: Nursing home care reform is needed Sun Gazette (Penn.) Home Health Media Clips Tuesday, April 6, 2021 America’s Home Care Infrastructure Is Crumbling. Here’s How to Fix It. Home Health Care News Providers begin to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for workers Modern Healthcare CMS Starts Recouping Accelerated, Advance Medicare Payments Recycle Intelligence CMS Pauses Claim Payments Until Congress Passes Sequester Fix Health Leaders Media Home Health Media Clips Monday, April 5, 2021 LeadingAge: Make HCBS Medicaid Match Permanent In Infrastructure Bill Inside Health Policy MedPAC Approves Recommendation To Overhaul SNF Reward System Inside Health Policy Private equity could increase long-term Medicare spending, MedPAC says Modern Healthcare PACE Providers Shift Services Toward the Home Amid Nation’s Long-Term Care Overhaul Home Health Care News The SEIU as ‘Infrastructure’ Wall Street Journal Home Health Media Clips Thursday, April 1, 2021 Anticipating congressional action, CMS gives home care providers break on scheduled sequestration McKnight’s Senior Living Biden Jobs Plan Would Invest Billions In Care Economy, Grow Home Care Inside Health Policy Biden Seeks to Bolster Home Health Care in Infrastructure Plan Bloomberg New Biden Plan Would Boost Home Care, Transportation, Broadband AARP Home Care Operators Waiting for Clarity on Proposal to Boost Pay to 112% of Minimum Wage Home Health Care News Home-Based Care Agencies in Race with COVID-19 Variants, as Workers and Clients Continue Getting Vaccinated Home Health Care News

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