Swelling Medicaid rolls have states, providers worried
By
John Hall
Feb 18, 2015
California’s Medicaid-eligible rolls are swelling as part of a nationwide expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act, a finding that should give other states’ Medicaid agencies...
Expanded meal deliveries could reduce nursing home admissions, but cost benefits vary by state, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2013
Modest expansions of meal delivery programs could reduce the number of Medicaid beneficiaries in nursing homes, but such a plan would not be cost-effective in every state, according to newly published...
A key Medicaid advisory body appears ready to recommend new appeal opportunities for millions of Managed Medicaid beneficiaries and to add more oversight to better ensure plans cover medically necessary...
Watchdog urges Medicaid to bolster overpayment collection efforts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2023
The Government Accountability Office is urging Medicaid overseers to do a better job of recouping overpayments, citing their allegedly lenient oversight of state auditing efforts.
Nursing home that took in dozens after local closure now fears for its own health
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
The high cost of caring for skilled nursing patients is squeezing finances at Upstate New York’s Heritage Ministries after it took in a majority of residents from the closing Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation...
Providers: ‘Serious’ access issue requires attention, financial commitment to match
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 11, 2023
Senior care industry representatives hope that dire staffing shortages that led to 11,000 seniors being denied admittance to facilities in Minnesota in a single month will be improved through a legislative...
Federal court opens door for nursing homes to challenge Medicare, Medicaid rules
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 30, 2021
Providers may challenge rules and regulations established by federal agencies that they believe violate the Medicare and Medicaid Acts, thanks to a ruling this week by a federal court.
Green House providers finally finding traction with state governments
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 08, 2023
Providers pursuing Green House projects and prioritizing steps to enhance care quality such as private rooms have won significant victories on Medicaid reimbursement funding in Ohio.
MDS draft sends sector, states scrambling to assess effects
By
Joe Bush
Sep 07, 2022
Long-term care facilities, staff and half the states in the US should start preparing immediately for extensive changes to the Minimum Data Set, resident assessment experts said this week.
As Medicaid disenrollments surge, concerns about nursing home residents persist
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 05, 2023
Although hundreds of thousands have been knocked off state Medicaid rolls this spring, worries about dropped coverage for Medicaid-dependent nursing home residents have so far not proven reality in large...