CMS Open Door Forum to Discuss New HCBS Quality Standards

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The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will take place on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). The topic will be the first-ever home- and community-Based Services (HCBS) quality measure set to promote consistent quality measurement within […]

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CMS Open Door Forum to Discuss New HCBS Quality Standards

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The next CMS Long-Term Services and Supports Open Door Forum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will take place on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). The topic will be the first-ever home- and community-Based Services (HCBS) quality measure set to promote consistent quality measurement within […]

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Feds Extends American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand Medicaid HCBS

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States will have an additional year to use American Rescue Plan funds to strengthen the home care workforce and expand access to services On Friday, June 3, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is notifying states that they now have an additional year […]

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Feds Extend American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand Medicaid HCBS

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States will have an additional year to use American Rescue Plan funds to strengthen the home care workforce and expand access to services On Friday, June 3, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is notifying states that they now have an additional year […]

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Feds Extend American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand Medicaid HCBS

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States will have an additional year to use American Rescue Plan funds to strengthen the home care workforce and expand access to services On Friday, June 3, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is notifying states that they now have an additional year […]

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NAHC to Congress: Time for a Big Permanent Investment in HCBS

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NAHC and a group of likeminded organizations have written to leaders of Congress, urging them to make a large permanent investment in home and community-based services (HCBS). The American Rescue Plan Act funding allowed states to provide hazard pay to the direct care workforce and maintain access to vital HCBS that have enabled people with disabilities and older […]

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NAHC to Congress: Time for a Big Permanent Investment in HCBS

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NAHC and a group of likeminded organizations have written to leaders of Congress, urging them to make a large permanent investment in home and community-based services (HCBS). The American Rescue Plan Act funding allowed states to provide hazard pay to the direct care workforce and maintain access to vital HCBS that have enabled people with disabilities and older […]

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NAHC to Congress: Time for a Big Permanent Investment in HCBS

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NAHC and a group of likeminded organizations have written to leaders of Congress, urging them to make a large permanent investment in home and community-based services (HCBS). The American Rescue Plan Act funding allowed states to provide hazard pay to the direct care workforce and maintain access to vital HCBS that have enabled people with disabilities […]

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HHS to Provide $110 Million in HCBS for Seniors & Disabled

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Scroll down for more info on webinars for funding applicants The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will offer more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. First authorized in 2005, MFP has provided states with $4.06 billion to […]

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HHS to Provide $110 Million in HCBS for Seniors & Disabled

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Scroll down for more info on webinars for funding applicants The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will offer more than $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. First authorized in 2005, MFP has provided states with $4.06 billion to […]

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Senate Debates Expansion of Medicaid HCBS

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging met this week to debate the improvement and expansion of home-based services, particularly home-and-community based services, a consistent priority for committee chairman Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). Witnesses and Senators frequently cited. Casey’s Better Care Better Jobs (BCBJ) Act, strongly supported by NAHC, as it is the foundation for the HCBS […]

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Congress Debates HCBS Expansion, Improvement for Veterans

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The Elizabeth Dole HCBS for Veterans and Caregivers Act, H.R. 6823 introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month and would work to improve home and community-based services (HCBS) services for patients, their families, and their caregivers. NAHC previously reported on it here. Specifically, this legislation would: Expand access to HCBS services for veterans living in US […]

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