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CMS to Sunset Look-Alike Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans in 2023

Hospice News

Though D-SNPs have existed in one form or another since 2003, Congress made the programs permanent through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. This can include payment for long-term care or some services provided in assisted living facilities. “In

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VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

Hospice News

The company provides continuing education credits to health care providers in other settings, such as assisted living facilities, to help spread awareness about the benefits of hospice care. VITAS will also offer free monthly continuing education webinars to clinicians throughout the surrounding location’s communities.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

McMahon ascended to the role in 2021, serving in various other positions at UnitedHealth Group since 2003, including executive vice president of enterprise operations and CEO of Optum Rx, among other management positions in finance, information technology and operations.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

Nurse.com

Assisted Living/Rehabilitation. American Assisted Living Nurses Association (AALNA). Created in 2003, NAANA serves as a voice, network and resource for Arab American men and women in their pursuit of employment and advancement within the nursing profession. alnursing.org. n-aana.org.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

So we realized that we had a series of cross-sectional studies in San Francisco from the early 1990s to 2003. We looked at it and realized that in the early 1990s, 11% of folks were 50 and over, and by 2003, 37% were. A lot of them need what we would call in the middle class world assisted living, right?