Posts Tagged ‘medicaid’
Business Beat: Neighborhood Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare to manage RI Medicaid
New contract includes quality, oversight, and financial management requirements that will lead to improved outcomes for Medicaid members and the state The state has chosen two Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to serve Rhode Island Medicaid members beginning on July 1, 2025. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island (NHPRI) and UnitedHealthcare of New England (UHC) have…
Read MoreNEW: Linn Health says it will close. Medicaid site visit. State response.
UPDATED: Statement from Aldersbridge Communities (nonprofit parent organization of Linn Health and Rehabilitation) from CEO Richard Gamache. Linn Health and Rehabilitation is submitting its facility closure plan today (May 24) and will begin coordinating with the RIDOH and State Ombudsman team on the orderly transfer of residents according to plan. There are 22 studio apartments…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Nursing Home Navigator, new service at The Care Concierge of New England
Nursing Home Navigator services now offered by Care Concierge of New England
Read MoreShortage of direct care professionals a local and national concern – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last week, at the Senate Dirksen Building, Room SD-562, Chairman Bob Casey, of the U.S. Special Committee on Aging, (D-PA), showcased S. 4120, legislation that he introduced with U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act, introduced during the 118thCongress, would…
Read MoreThe legislative wish list of Rhode Island’s groups on aging – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The Rhode Island General Assembly’s 2024 session kicked off on Jan. 2, 2024, scheduled to adjourn on June 30, 2024. According to LegiScan, over the last three months 2,164 bills have been thrown into the legislative hopper. “The state budget will likely be voted upon by the…
Read MoreRegulatory approval can make a belated Christmas miracle happen – Herb Weiss
Regulatory Agencies Approval Can Make Facility’s Belated Christmas Miracle Happen By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photos – Linn Health A belated Christmas miracle may truly happen, if state and federal agencies allow the Linn Health & Rehabilitation to convert one of its floors into affordable assisted living specializing in memory and dementia…
Read MoreSenior Agenda Coalition of RI unveils legislative agenda to packed house of seniors – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last Wednesday, the main ballroom at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick was filled, to capacity. Hundreds came to the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI’s (SACRI) 2024 Legislative Leaders Forum to learn about the advocacy group’s issue priorities. House and Senate leadership, along with members of both caucuses…
Read MoreMedicare Savings Program bill will be a win for low income seniors, and Rhode Island – Herb Weiss
Rhode Island may make 17,000 more residents eligible for Medicaid
Read MoreThe “Forgotten Middle” study of income inequity of Black and Hispanic seniors – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Millions of Black and Hispanic middle-income older adults will lack the financial resources to pay for senior housing and health care expenses as they age, warns a new report released by NORC at the University of Chicago, commissioned by the Long-Beach, California-based SCAN Foundation, an independent public…
Read MoreHail Mary PR effort puts spotlight on inadequate RI nursing home Medicaid rates – Herb Weiss
linn nursing home and rehabilitation needs money
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