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What to Know About the Older Americans Act and the Services it Provides to Older Adults

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 03, 2025) Since the enactment

Eileen Cook June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 ACL, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Home and Community-based services, Long-term Care, Older Adults, Older Americans Act

Caregiver Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medicaid

Experiences of Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

(By Priya Chidambaram, Anna Mudumala, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 30, 2024) KFF

Eileen Cook October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 Caregiver, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Home and Community-based services, Medicaid

Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

Who Uses Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports?

(By Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for the Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Dec 14, 2023) KFF estimates that

Eileen Cook December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 Disabled, Home and Community-based services, Medicaid, Medicaid Long-term Services and Supports, medicare, Patient Assistance Programs

Aging Assisted Living Caregiver Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

10 Things About Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)

(By Priya Chidambaram and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 16, 2023) In 2020, an estimated 5.8

Eileen Cook November 21, 2023 Home and Community-based services, Long-term Services and Supports, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Medicaid

More Than Half a Million People in the U.S. Are On Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services, But Waiting Lists Can Both Overstate and Understate Unmet Need

(Source - The Kaiser Family Foundation published November 28, 2022) About 656,000 people across the country were on state waiting

Eileen Cook November 29, 2022November 29, 2022 Home and Community-based services, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Waivers