The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its roadmap for combating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in the coming years as the number of people living with cognitive changes continues to grow. The latest national plan to address Alzheimer’s and other dementias outlines six goals for reducing cognitive illnesses, including: A […]
Assisted living providers are concerned about their ability to retain federal relief funds due to changes in reporting requirements, and industry associations are urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the situation. Argentum and the American Seniors Housing Association on Monday sent a joint letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar regarding […]
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After coming back from a long weekend filled with turkey and cranberry sauce, we were eager to bring our readers a full week of news. We clued readers into another important pick from the incoming Trump administration and new plans from Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD). Here in the newsroom, we were wishing we had […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has made updates to its National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease including its take on the vulnerability of older Americans who live in care facilities. Due to the particular vulnerability of people with Alzheimer’s disease who live in care facilities, HHS stated, the department will increase its attention […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on July 6 to update payment policies and rates that will go into effect for services furnished on or after January 1, 2013. LeadingAge has a list of some key provisions that will affect senior care providers: Primary Care and Care Coordination “For […]
The Department of Health and Human Services is making $25 million available to give older adults better access to long-term services and supports in their homes and communities. Aging and Disability Resources Centers will benefit from the funding in the next one to three years under the Affordable Care Act, says HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. […]
The Obama Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services announced new funding to help the nation fight Alzheimer’s disease on Tuesday. To help accelerate the work, the President’s proposed FY 2013 budget provides a $100 million increase for efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease. These funds will support additional research ($80 million), improve public awareness of […]
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General has released its 2012 Work Plan with brief descriptions of its eight goals regarding oversight of and quality control for nursing homes, including three new topics for review regarding compliance, post-acute care quality, and billing patterns. Here are the eight topics the […]
Two recent cases of people defrauding Medicare out of millions of dollars have prompted renewed discussion on the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) efforts toward health care fraud prevention during a recent Chicago summit cohosted by HHS and the Department of Justice. In fiscal year 2011, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement […]
