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The Looming Home Care Disaster In New York State

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The budget proposal includes over $1 billion in cuts to the states’ home care programs. The move is an effort to reduce Medicaid spending. CDPAP is a state Medicaid program that allows people who need care, known as home care consumers, to hire the caregiver of their choice.

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In-Home Care Providers Await Updates On CMS Medicaid Proposal, Begin Preparing For 80/20 Rule

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Drawing parallels between the intentions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the narrative of a Charles Dickens novel is an uncommon venture. However, the metaphor is there for the taking when it comes to potential Medicaid policy. The image of home care is something that needs to be improved.

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Five Home Care Leaders To Watch, According To Other Home Care Leaders

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Home care leaders are not just operating in their own individual bubbles. These leaders are part of a larger ecosystem of organizations that make up the home-based care space. In a sea of providers, the best leaders are the ones who are able to recognize which of their home-based care peers are standouts.

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How Home Care Providers Establish Credibility With Managed Medicaid Plans

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But they’re also struggling in negotiations with managed Medicaid plans. While MA plans and managed Medicaid plans operate a bit differently, providers are having similar issues with both. Login The post How Home Care Providers Establish Credibility With Managed Medicaid Plans appeared first on Home Health Care News.

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Home Care Providers Are Embracing Medicaid, Turning Away From Private Pay As Costs Rise

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This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership The cost of out-of-pocket home care services in the U.S. Private-pay home care providers generally bill two times more than what they pay caregivers, meaning they can hand off rising costs to the client. has steadily risen. While costs have gone up, so has revenue.

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Report: MA Plans Administering At-Home Care Benefits Should Follow Medicaid Programs’ Lead

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One way to do so would be by mirroring the regulatory model state Medicaid programs use for home- and community-based services. The report suggests that the Medicaid model is the answer. Medicaid] has always kind of relied on that regulated agency model that the states have kind of set up around caregivers entering the home.

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As Costs Of Private-Pay Services Rise, 24 Hour Home Care Acquires Medicaid-Based Home Care Provider

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24 Hour Home Care has acquired the New Mexico-based home care company Inteli-Care, which will allow the former to broaden the types of patients it can care for. But 24 Hour Home Care is still a mission-driven organization that wants to serve as many people as possible in the home.