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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

Well-coordinated care that anticipates and manages the symptoms and stressors of serious illness can help people with these and other complex conditions reduce pain and suffering , avoid receiving treatment that does not align with their wishes , and prevent overutilization of care.

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Key Healthcare Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sheppard Health Law

By extending these flexibilities, the Act takes steps to ensure continuity of care for Medicare beneficiaries, provides regulators with additional time to determine which flexibilities will be made permanent, and also allows providers to adapt to a changing regulatory landscape. Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice Care.

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Home Health Providers’ Medicare Advantage Problem Will Be A ‘Generational Battle’

Home Health Care

Not just the legislative passage, but also to convince the regulators to step back from their proposal. A focus on the direct care workers and their compensation levels and the waitlists for beneficiaries in Medicaid waiver programs for home care services. .” CMS has the power to do that on its own. Dombi : Exactly.

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