Category: Long Term Care

Vice President Harris talks nursing home regulations, reproductive healthcare in La Crosse

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 23, 2024 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Nursing homes, Top Stories | 0 |

New federal nursing home regulations are essential for improving the health and safety of residents, and reproductive healthcare access will be a key issue in the November elections, Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday in La Crosse.

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DHS expects to seek legislative review of Family Care renewal plan by May

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 2, 2024 | DHS, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services intends to submit a plan for legislative review by May that would continue Family Care, one of the state’s long-term Medicaid programs.

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Providers back Medicaid long-term care fee schedule plan

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 29, 2024 | Long Term Care, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Provider groups are asking lawmakers to sign off on a major shift in how Medicaid pays for certain long-term care services.

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Divine joins Dove

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 6, 2024 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Two Wisconsin long-term care providers merged Monday.

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Senate health committee advances plan to aid hospital discharges

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 6, 2024 | Hospitals, Legislature, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The Senate’s health committee voted Tuesday to advance a plan to help hospitals find post-acute care placements for patients waiting for discharge.

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Legislative package aims to help with post-acute placements

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 15, 2024 | Hospitals, Legislature, Long Term Care, Nursing homes, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers are eyeing a legislative package that aims to reduce the hundreds of patients waiting in Wisconsin hospitals for post-acute care.

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Evers commends WHEFA for FY2023 work

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 20, 2023 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers last week commended the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority for its work helping Wisconsin nonprofits, including healthcare and long-term care organizations.

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AARP ranks Wisconsin 15th for long-term care services, supports

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 3, 2023 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin ranks above-average nationally when it comes to providing long-term care services and support for older Americans, according to a report released last week by AARP.

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Nonprofit Family Care MCOs in talks with partners after national insurers enter market

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 28, 2023 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

The state’s remaining nonprofit Family Care managed care organizations are in talks with potential partners after national, for-profit insurers bought half of the companies tasked with administering the state long-term care program.

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Policymakers renew focus on ADRCs

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 25, 2023 | Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin pioneered aging and disability resource centers, which provide counseling and help people apply for long-term care programs and benefits.

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Inclusa works to address corrective action plan

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 24, 2023 | DHS, Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Inclusa, one of the managed care organizations that administers Family Care, a state Medicaid long-term care program, anticipated completing the initial steps of a corrective action plan on Wednesday.

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Lawmakers consider death reporting changes

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 15, 2023 | Long Term Care, Top Stories | 0 |

Lawmakers last week considered half a dozen bills aimed at improving death reporting in Wisconsin.

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