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The Supreme Court ruling largely upheld the Affordable Care Act, which will overhaul the U.S. healthcare system and affect consumers and business, including senior living providers, in a variety of ways. The creation of accountable care organizations (ACO
The Supreme Court upheld the most controversial portion of the healthcare law, the individual mandate, but limited the Medicaid expansion provisions of the new law.
Researchers examine the key issues surrounding entitlement program policy discussions and point out current societal shortcomings, such as the general lack of financial planning for long term services and supports, which must be considered when revising a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun awarding grants to states through the Affordable Care Act’s Balancing Incentive Program, which aims to expand home and community-based services and supports.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a brief analyzing how raising the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security would affect beneficiaries, the federal budget, and the overall economy.
A study of the Money Follows the Person program, designed to transition Medicaid individuals living in institutions back into the community, has found that the program is supporting mostly disabled individuals and falling far short of initial goals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid have issued the final rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). The final rules have been well received by many provider groups and offer some marked changes from the proposed rules, initially released in March.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging conducted a hearing last week to try to develop a strategy to reform the Medicare program in a way that would be acceptable to both Democrats and Republicans.
The House Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives conducted a hearing aimed at understanding and developing a strategy for combating abuses of Medicaid eligibility rules.
A new report, designed to help states foster policies that encourage high quality care for older adults, analyzed the performance of long term services and supports, including assisted living options, across all 50 states.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has released a memo offering guidance for nursing homes and hospices on a component of the Social Security Act that requires these communities to report any reasonable suspicion of crimes against a resident. &#
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released plans for new initiatives aimed at providing better quality care for the nine million Americans enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid as well as lowering costs for federal and state governments.
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