Medicaid officials are encouraging states to accelerate efforts to “rebalance” long-term care offerings for people with disabilities to favor home- and community-based services over institutions. The ...
An independent federal agency is warning President Joe Biden and Congress that urgent action is needed to shore up the nation’s home and community-based services system. A report from the National ...
Home and Community Based Services, opens a new website HCBS, are services for people with disabilities, funded by Medicaid. HCBS are an alternative to long-term residential institutions for people ...
One day last year, no nurse arrived to help me out of bed. I’m Charles, a paralyzed veteran, and without ample warning the VA-contracted, home health agency responsible for my care didn’t secure a ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a significant funding initiative, allocating $1.1 billion to sustain critical community-based services for older ...
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that President Joe Biden signed into law in 2021 has provided $37 billion to home and community-based care services for seniors and those with disabilities, the ...
The governor will visit RHA Health Services' Alamance Behavioral Health Center in Burlington on Thursday to tour the facility ...
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Wednesday that 36 community service agencies have been selected across the state to provide home- and community-based services for children, ...