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Federal bill would make assisted living a covered benefit under Medicaid, but industry warns of unintended consequences
2+ week, 5+ day ago (448+ words) Assisted living could become a covered benefit under Medicaid under proposed legislation, but senior living groups caution that one-size-fits-all policies risk unintended consequences. Last week, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Assisted Living Affordability, Choice, Community, Empowerment, Savings and Support,…...
Senior living providers, staff, residents brace for new Medicaid eligibility limits
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) Upcoming federal changes that will reduce Medicaid eligibility could result in some assisted living staff members and residents being declared ineligible and others having their determination decisions delayed due to a backlog of compliance-related work at the state level, Leading…...
Senators ask CMS to address MA issues long-term care providers have been flagging
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (277+ words) Medicare Advantage issues that senior living and care provider advocates have been flagging to the federal government for several years were highlighted last week in a letter from several Democrat senators to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz,…...
Referral agency bill a "significant milestone" for transparency, consumer protection, provider groups say
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (715+ words) A bill placing parameters around senior living referral agencies is being called a "significant milestone" for transparency and consumer protection by senior living industry advocates. In Georgia. "As we work to support successful aging in place and beyond, transparency helps…...
Medicaid program gap "course correction" could improve assisted living access, save funds
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (345+ words) Senior living leaders are praising the adoption of a bill they said should help reform Indiana's Medicaid program for older adults in need of long-term care services and supports, including assisted living." On March 12, Gov. Michael Braun (R) signed into law…...
Bill that would limit Medicaid help, standardize admissions contracts concerns senior living industry advocates
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (469+ words) A bill that would limit who can help residents apply for the Medicaid program and would standardize admissions contracts in assisted living and other long-term care settings in New Jersey is drawing questions and concerns from the state's senior living…...
Long-term care insurance bill "a step in right direction," but more needed, industry advocate says
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (172+ words) A proposed bill in the Wisconsin Assembly would add a specific long-term care guaranty account within the state's insurance security fund in an effort to bolster protections for policyholders. One state advocacy organization for the senior living industry says that…...
Long-term care insurance covers 2. 6 years in assisted living, on average: report
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (300+ words) Nationwide, long-term care insurance policies are being used to cover an average of 2. 6 years in assisted living, where the average annual cost to live is $70, 800, according to a new report from America's Health Insurance Plans. By comparison, in nursing homes,…...
Long-term care is "elephant in room" in financial planning discussions, despite concerns
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) Despite widespread concern about long-term care needs, the topic often is the "elephant in the room" when it comes to financial planning discussions, according to new data from Lincoln Financial. Eighty-two percent of respondents to an October survey via Lincoln…...
Most Americans expect to need long-term care in the future, and they don't want that care in assisted living
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (470+ words) Most Americans participating in a new survey said that if they need long-term care, they want to receive it in their own homes instead of an assisted living community or nursing home. Results also indicate that Americans" belief that they…...