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The Case For Home Care Providers To Double Down On Dementia Care

Home Health Care

As the number of individuals living with dementia continues to rise, it’s a given that those working in the home care space will end up serving seniors who are living with the condition. Assistance with activities of daily living is what any home care agency does,” Jonah Francis, co-owner of Pansy Homecare, told Home Health Care News.

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CMS Medicaid Proposals Offer Transparency And Accountability, But Compensation Provision Could Cap Business For Cash-Strapped Providers

Home Health Care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule that would make major changes to the way that home care workers are compensated under Medicaid. The Frisco, Texas-based Addus currently provides home-based care services to approximately 46,500 consumers through 202 locations across 22 states.

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8 Home Care Leaders Break Down What Service Lines They Plan to Further Invest In

Home Health Care

For the longest time, home care providers were just trying to gain a foothold in the broader health care sector. Now times have changed, as home care services have proven to be an integral part of the overall system, especially during the public health emergency. Michael Slupecki, CEO of Griswold Home Care.

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How Essen Health Care used an AI virtual care assistant to make thousands of patient calls in just days

Healthcare It News

The New York State Health Home program is designed for the neediest Medicaid patients and aims to reduce overall healthcare costs by decreasing inpatient costs (and utilization) by addressing social determinants of health such as housing, transportation and food. THE PROBLEM.

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State Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

The information on this map comes from a 50-state survey of a variety of stakeholders, ranging from Medicaid officials to Community Health Workers, on their states’ approaches?to?integrating?CHWs ACO Accountable Care Organizations. MCO Managed Care Organizations. MCE Managed Care Entities. MHP Medicaid Health Plans.

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Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: HHVBP Newsletter – June 2022

Briggs Healthcare

The HHVBP Newsletter provides home health agencies (HHAs) with the latest information about the expanded HHVBP Model as well as important tools, news, and timely insights from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team.

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Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

There are a number of strategies state health officials can use as they build sustainable access to palliative care services in their Medicaid programs. Target Populations That Could Benefit from Palliative Care Services Use data to identify Medicaid enrollees with serious illness.