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The ‘Strange Tension’ That Exists Between Consumer-Directed Models, Regulations Surrounding Them

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This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership At some point in their lives, most Americans will need some type of in-home care support. The issue is that — due to the caregiver shortage, the rising cost of care, Medicaid qualifications and a number of other factors — many of them won’t be able to afford it.

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With Medicaid Access Rule Finalized, Home Care Providers Enter ‘Wait-And-See’ Mode

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Amid Medicaid changes, the most relevant news to home care providers is the aforementioned 80-20 provision, which will force HCBS providers to direct 80% of reimbursement to direct care workers. “We National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. There have been multiple D.C.

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Why Home Care Providers May Need to Rethink No-Hire Clauses 

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Home care providers have always taken measures to ensure that they’re able to hold on to staff – especially amid labor shortages – through clauses in client services contracts prohibiting the direct hire of a caregiver. . The post Why Home Care Providers May Need to Rethink No-Hire Clauses appeared first on Home Health Care News.

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How Home Care Providers Can Avoid Live-In Care Legal Landmines

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Home care companies that shy away from offering live-in caregiver services are often trying to avoid the potential legal risk it may bring to their doorsteps. Under the regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, a live-in caregiver is somebody who is truly living with their client in their private home. “The

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New York’s Mandated Home Care Wage Increases ‘Haven’t Actually Addressed The Issue’

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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 $1 per hour above the state’s $15 minimum wage.

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DOL Recovers Over $1 Million In Wages From Home Health Agencies Over ‘Numerous’ Violations

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Specifically, the DOL recovered more than $1 million in minimum and overtime wages owed to 859 home health workers employed by two Texas-based providers: Alegre Home Health Care LLC and Pas Home Care LLC. That rule could have significant ripple effects in home care and home health care.

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Further FTC Education Needed On Non-Compete Ban’s Potential Effects, Legal Insiders Suggest

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Because the home care industry is so large and fragmented, consensus is often hard to come by. The rule is likely to be finalized, Spinola previously told Home Health Care News. But Spinola believes that the non-compete ban can be avoided if the home care industry can collectively explain how it would be affected by it.

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