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Pennsylvania Begins Proactive Home-Care Wage Reviews
Workers do not need to file a complaint before the initiative investigates.
PolicyWorkforceDisabilityGeneral
Maryland opens FAMLI registration before benefits begin
Maryland employers can now register for FAMLI, while payroll withholding starts in January 2027 and paid leave becomes available in January 2028.
PolicyWorkforceGeneral
Caregivers can put their own health care aside
CNN reports that 23% of caregivers find it difficult to pay attention to their own health while caring for another person.
CultureElder CareGeneral
Medicaid's 2027 rules create a coverage test for parents
Federal work reporting requirements will apply to expanded-Medicaid states. The new rule clarifies why many parents and caretaker relatives should not lose coverage.
PolicyChild CareGeneral
Nebraska's caregiver tax credit has limits
The credit can offset part of qualified care expenses, but it is non-refundable and requires caregivers to meet eligibility rules.
PolicyGeneral
Pennsylvania budget omits home health nurse funding increase
Low Medicaid reimbursement is one barrier to finding skilled home care, Pennsylvania's home-care industry says.
PolicyWorkforceDisabilityGeneral
Medicaid work rules still need state action
New federal guidance leaves state systems and notices to tell parents and caretaker relatives what protections they can use.
PolicyGeneral
Arkansas seeks a shorter Medicaid waiver extension
CMS told Arkansas its five-year Medicaid expansion waiver request would not be granted.
PolicyGeneral
Medicaid Doula Coverage Outruns Participation in Northern Virginia
Doulas are covered in 26 states and Washington, D.C.; a June registry review found just 19 Northern Virginia doulas accepting Medicaid.
PolicyGeneral
When a family caregiver is a child
An estimated four million children care for adult family members, while the Government Accountability Office says little is known about them.
PolicyGeneral
Joan Costa-Font of LSE calls integration of health and long-term care systems inevitable
Joan Costa-Font of the London School of Economics argues that the integration of health and long-term care systems is inevitable.
PolicyResearchElder CareGeneral
AARP puts 2024 family caregiving above $1 trillion in imputed value
59 million caregivers, 49.5 billion hours, and an average hourly value that rose to $20.41 — an accounting of unpaid work, not a payment to anyone.
ResearchWorkforceElder CareGeneral
Families run complex diets for older relatives with little nutritional guidance
A new analysis finds an estimated 1 in 4 family caregivers of older adults manage nutrition and dietary changes, often alone and without professional advice.
ResearchWorkforceElder CareGeneral
Georgetown: CMS work-reporting rule is harsher than the statute
The interim final rule narrows the medical frailty exemption and leaves key definitions to states, so identical circumstances may be judged differently by state.
PolicyDisabilityGeneral
DHS finalizes public charge rule effective Sept. 18
The rule drops the 2022 seven-factor test for a totality-of-circumstances review that weighs receipt of means-tested benefits against an immigrant's legal status.
PolicyWorkforceElder CareGeneral