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The perks of having a HSA in retirement

March 24, 2023March 23, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments HSAs, Long-term care insurance, medicare, Medicare Premiums

A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to employees enrolled in a high-deductible health plan.

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Dementia Care Programs Help, If Caregivers Can Find Them

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Caregivers, CMS, Comprehensive Dementia care, Dementia, Healthcare Spending, medicare

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in

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CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can

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Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Jared Whitlock for STAT) After a hospital stay in 2016 for a brain tumor, Regina Romero was transferred to

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Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Medicare - General Nursing Homes 

Medicaid Financial Eligibility in Pathways Based on Old Age or Disability in 2022: Findings from a 50-State Survey

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By MaryBeth Musumeci, Molly O’Malley Watts, and Meghana Ammula for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 11, 2022) Medicaid is an

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CMS HHS Hospice/Home Health Services Legislative Update LTC Medicaid 

HHS Extends American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand and Enhance Home- and Community-Based Services for People with Medicaid

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

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Health Care Redesign Legislative Update LTC 

Washington State Retools First-in-the-Nation Long-Term Care Benefit

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Patricia Keys, 71 and a stroke survivor, needs help with many everyday activities,

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Finance LTC Pandemic Part D/Prescription Drugs 

KFF Health Tracking Poll – March 2022: Economic Concerns and Health Policy, The ACA, and Views of Long-term Care Facilities

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, Mayesha Quasem , Mellisha Stokes , Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation

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Assisted Living Legislative Update LTC Nursing Homes Pandemic 

To Families’ Dismay, Biden Nursing Home Reform Doesn’t View Them as Essential Caregivers

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) When the Biden administration announced a set of proposed nursing home reforms last

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CMS LTC Pandemic 

CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Cailey Gleeson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Long-term care residents and staff with symptoms or signs of COVID-19 must be

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