CMMI Director Touts Value of Home Health
In a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee last week, CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director, Dr. Richard Gilfillan, was the sole witness at a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing on ways to reform Medicare and Medicaid. In his written testimony and during the hearing, Dr. Gilfillan sited the value of home…
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Focuses on Home Health
Last month, the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (CCJM) partnered with the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation to release a supplement to the CCJM, which examined the critical role home health has in the nation’s healthcare delivery system. Leading medical experts and home health professionals presented outcomes from innovative approaches to home health…
More Home Health Patients Facing Greater Healthcare Challenges
According to the U.S. Department for Health & Human Services’ National Center for Health Statistics, an estimated 27 million people will need some type of long-term care by 2050. Of those 27 million, the majority will receive long-term care in the community. Skilled home healthcare is a leading provider of formal, community-based care. The…
Fight Fraud First! to Protect Medicare and Seniors
Who is Fight Fraud First! Fight Fraud First! is a collaborative effort among advocates, seniors, persons with disabilities, military veterans, and minority communities. The coalition advocates that every effort should be taken to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse from the Medicare and Medicaid programs before any cuts are made to beneficiaries who rely on…
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Stronger Efforts to Fight Fraud
In a press statement last week, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT), Tom Carper (D-DE), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) called for Medicare program integrity improvements. Their statement was in response to a recent report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which calls for more aggressive efforts to stop Medicare fraud and abuse…
American Action Forum Primer on VA Home Based Primary Care
By Doug Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum Two recent studies suggest that home healthcare should be given a close look in reforming Medicare. The American Action Forum recently released a paper by Emily Egan entitled, “VA Home Based Primary Care Program: A Primer and Lessons for Medicare.” The goal of the primer was to…
NCOA Survey on Aging Shows Most Seniors Hope to Remain at Home
Results from a recent survey by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) show that a majority of older Americans hope to age in place. There’s No Place Like Home Some of the reasons for wanting to remain at home include liking where they currently live (85 percent), having friends nearby (66 percent) and…
Online demand for home health is on the rise
Online demand for home health services is on the rise, according to a recent article from Home Health News. Caregiver resource sites like Care.com and LivingSenior.com have seen an uptick in requests for in-home care information and services, said representatives: Care.com, an online site that connects families with care providers, reported that roughly 80% of the customers they speak with…
Independence Starts at Home
Tomorrow we come together to celebrate our nation’s independence with family, friends, food and fireworks. It’s a great time to reflect on what it means to be free. For many Americans who are ill or aging, independence means the ability to receive quality care in the comfort of their own homes. Home healthcare is…