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Medicaid Health Plans Failing to Pay Hospices for Nursing Home Room and Board

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Stymied Medicaid reimbursement for nursing home room and board could threaten access to care for hospice patients in California and possibly other states. The issue centers around patients in nursing homes who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. One plan alone owes the nonprofit provider more than $500,000.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

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Finally, we discuss Michelle Oddens study, which used a target trial emulation approach to investigate the effects of deprescribing antihypertensive medications on cognitive function in nursing home residents. Here’s some information about deprescribing, here’s some information about these medicines.

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How to Prove Nursing Home Negligence

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If you’ve acted as a caregiver to a loved one and have decided to move them to a care home or nursing home, you’ve already made a difficult decision. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to worry about neglect or abuse in nursing homes. Unfortunately, not every facility is created equally. Check it out below.

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How 3 Home-Based Care Companies Leverage Clinical, Data and Product Power

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Chicagoland-based BrightStar Care offers personal home care, as well as supplemental staffing and home health care. One key piece of information that has come out of tracking this information is that BrightStar Care has been able to achieve a $13,000 average in savings per person across 30 different diagnoses.

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GAO: CMS Should Update Rules for Hospices Reporting Abuse or Neglect

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Strengthening hospice reporting requirements to align with the requirements for nursing homes and hospitals providing extended care will provide CMS with the information necessary to ensure that hospice care providers are taking appropriate steps within the scope of their authority to protect vulnerable individuals,” GAO indicated in a report.

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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

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It also featured a series of requests for information (RFI) on issues like health equity, social determinants of health and future quality measures. “The hospice community should pay attention to the information request on high cost services as it may signal an emerging interest in payment model reform.”

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U.S. Senate Takes Up Supporting Our Seniors Act

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Patients in nursing homes on average were in hospice for 109 days of care in 2019, compared to 95 days among those receiving services in a private residence and 161 days in assisted living. The post U.S. Senate Takes Up Supporting Our Seniors Act appeared first on Hospice News.