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How do Medicaid Home Care Programs Support Family Caregivers?

(By Alice Burns, Abby Wolk, Molly O’Malley Watts, and Maiss Mohamed for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jan 13, 2025)

Eileen Cook January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 Caregiver, CMS, Home Care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Older Adults

Aging CMS Health Care - General LTC Medicaid Medicare - General

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

(By Priya Chidambaram and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 08, 2024) Long-term services and supports (LTSS)

Eileen Cook July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Long-Term Services and Support Act, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, medicare, Older Adults

Caregiver CMS Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid

New Medicaid rule expected to lower wait times for home-based care, raise caregiver wages

(By Timmy Broderick for ST A T) Caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities could see a bump in

Eileen Cook May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Caregiver, CMS, Disabled, Healthcare Finance, Home-based care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Older Adults

Disabled Health Care - General Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

In Response to Home-Care Workforce Shortages, Most States Report Increasing Medicaid’s Payment Rates and Expanding Worker Opportunities

(By Alice Burns, Maiss Mohamed, and Molly O’Malley Watts for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Oct 24, 2023) Long-standing workforce

Eileen Cook October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Disabled, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Medicaid Managed Care, 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