HCBS
NAHC/HHFMA Webinar: Home and Community-Based Palliative Care: Past, Present, and Future
Join NAHC/HHFMA and our panel of experts as we explore the current and potential future state of home-and-community based palliative care (HCBPC). We will take a pulse check on the existing palliative care landscape, discuss different models and approaches, and identify emerging policy opportunities and threats to HCBPC’s growth and maturation. Panelists will highlight some important […]
Read MoreNAHC Meets White House Domestic Policy Council
On Wednesday, September 20, NAHC and our friends with the Partnership for Medicaid Home Based Care (PMHC) and the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) met with members of the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) to discuss the Medicaid Access Rule’s 80-20 provision. During the conversation, NAHC outlined concerns with the rule, including the […]
Read MoreNAHC/HHFMA Webinar: Home and Community-Based Palliative Care: Past, Present, and Future
Join NAHC/HHFMA and our panel of experts as we explore the current and potential future state of home-and-community based palliative care (HCBPC). We will take a pulse check on the existing palliative care landscape, discuss different models and approaches, and identify emerging policy opportunities and threats to HCBPC’s growth and maturation. Panelists will highlight some important […]
Read MoreAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality Releases First HCBS CAHPS Summary Report
At the end of July, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the first ever summary report of the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey. The HCBS CAHPS was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a way to solicit […]
Read MoreCMS Releases Guidance on Medicaid Managed Care Financing
On Friday, August 11, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Medicaid Directors Letter (SMDL) that provides guidance on how states may claim federal funding for services that receive a higher matching rate that are included in a managed care program. States are already expected to identify and claim these […]
Read MoreCMS Issues Guidance Extending HCBS Public Health Emergency Flexibilities
On August 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) that enables states to extend certain flexibilities granted by “Appendix K” authority, which is a process to make disaster-related changes to a HCBS Medicaid waivers. Previously, Appendix K changes were scheduled to expire 6 months after […]
Read MoreTexas: HHSC Publishes New HCS Certification Standards
HHSC published new Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Certification Standard rules effective June 21, 2023. The new rules are in Title 26 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 565. HHSC reorganized rules for clarity and ease of use and added guidance regarding protective devices and residential requirements. Read HCS Certification Standards 26 TAC 565. Sign up […]
Read MoreTexas: HHSC Publishes New HCS Certification Standards
HHSC published new Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Certification Standard rules effective June 21, 2023. The new rules are in Title 26 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 565. HHSC reorganized rules for clarity and ease of use and added guidance regarding protective devices and residential requirements. Read HCS Certification Standards 26 TAC 565. Sign up […]
Read MoreNAHC Analysis: New Proposed CMS Medicaid Access Rule
Upcoming webinar: New Medicaid Proposed Rules: Overview and Implications for NAHC Members Learn more about this webinar Monday, May 10, 2023 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT REGISTER Free to NAHC members! Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a pair of proposed regulations that will significantly impact the Medicaid program if […]
Read MoreCMS Releases Medicaid Access and Managed Care Rules
Today, April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a pair of proposed regulations that will significantly impact the Medicaid program if finalized. The two rules jointly address a wide range of issues regarding access to and payment for Medicaid services. Read on for highlights of today’s announcement. Look for upcoming […]
Read MoreHCBS Access Act introduced in Congress
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to enhance and broaden Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The bill, the HCBS Access Act (S. 762/H.R. 1493, aims to address the long-standing problem of the waiting list for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) by putting home and community care on equal […]
Read MoreNAHC to White House: FY2024 Needs Big Investment in Medicaid HCBS
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has written to the Biden administration to recommend that the President’s FY 2024 budget request include at least $300 billion to support Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). This budget request reflects the CBO’s preliminary estimate associated with the Better Care Better Jobs Act (S. 2210/H.R. […]
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