Biden Executive Order Aims to Expand Access to Long-Term Care at Home

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President Joseph R. Biden signed an executive order in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, April 18, issuing over 50 directives to almost every Cabinet-level agency to expand access to long-term care and child care. (See White House fact sheet accompanying the executive order.) “The actions we are taking today are about dignity, security, working families, […]

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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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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 […]

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Bill to Expand HCBS for Veterans Introduced in Congress

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Bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans are able to receive care in their home for as long as possible has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 (H.R. 6823) would expand and improve expand the home and community-based services (HCBS) programs within the Department […]

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Bill to Expand HCBS for Veterans Introduced in Congress

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Bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans are able to receive care in their home for as long as possible has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The Elizabeth Dole Home and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022 (H.R. 6823) would expand and improve expand the home and community-based services (HCBS) programs within the […]

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VA to Expand Home and Community Based Services by 2026

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care is expanding its Home-Based Primary Care, Medical Foster Home and Veteran-Directed Care programs to make them available at all VA medical centers (VAMC) by the end of fiscal year 2026. VA will add 58 medical foster homes and 70 Veteran-directed care programs to VAMCs  across the nation and add 75 home-based […]

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New Innovation Model Tests Flexibility in Home Health and Hospice Benefits

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new payment and care delivery model being tested by the CMS Innovation Center.  The Geographic Direct Contracting Model (also known as the “Model” or “Geo”) will test whether a geographic-based approach to value-based care can improve quality of care and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries […]

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Home Care and Hospice Providers Report Problems Working with VA

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The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has recently received reports of home care and hospice providers facing challenges in working with the Veterans Health Administration (VA) following their transition of third-party administrator (TPA) from TriWest to Optum. As background, following the passage of the VA Mission Act, Optum was named the TPA […]

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Disabled Veteran Wins Home Care from VA, Highlights Caregiver Crisis

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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs settled a lawsuit on June 15 with Michael Williamson, a disabled veteran from Springfield, Oregon, who sued the federal agency earlier this year after he was told his home health care would soon end due to a lack of caregivers. According to the January 23 lawsuit in U.S. […]

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