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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
California moves to name large employers whose workers rely on Medi-Cal
A revived disclosure bill would identify companies with 100 or more employees that have workers on Medi-Cal, as a January work-requirement deadline approaches.
PolicyWorkforceGeneral
Newsom defends paying for housing and food with Medicaid as GOP calls it fraud
California's whole-person Medi-Cal spending is now the center of a Washington fight over what Medicaid should cover.
PolicyGeneralElder Care
Federal policy converges on a fragile direct care workforce
Medicaid cuts, a wage-rule rollback, and stripped immigrant protections converge on home care as dementia costs climb.
PolicyWorkforceElder CareDisabilityGeneral
Minnesota's Medicaid provider crackdown reaches federal court
A state revalidation and payment-freeze drive lands on small home care agencies as CMS presses the model nationally.
PolicyBusinessWorkforceElder CareDisabilityGeneral
Medicaid work requirements move from statute to paperwork
Michigan starts twice-yearly checks as advocates warn CMS is narrowing exemptions for people with substance use disorders.
PolicyDisabilityMental HealthGeneral
Michigan sets Medicaid work rules, with a carve-out for family caregivers
About 678,000 expansion enrollees face 80-hour reporting from January 2027, as CMS narrows the medically-frail exemption Congress wrote.
PolicyGeneralDisabilityMental Health
Mapping the Slide From Worry to Overwhelm
A Virginia Tech study traces the dementia caregiver's stress cascade from a passing worry to a crushing burden, putting a mechanism under the survey numbers.
ResearchCultureElder CareMental HealthGeneral
You Cannot Outsave the Care Bill
Even the Dutch lean on family for elder care, factree argues, while Best Version Media shows a few years of paid help can erase decades of a family's savings.
BusinessCultureElder CareGeneral
Twelve Years, $10,000 a Month, One Daughter's Math
Jessica Guthrie left a VP job to care for her mother with early-onset Alzheimer's; twelve years on, her math is also an employer's retention problem.
CultureResearchElder CareGeneral
Congress Cut Medicaid. Guess Who Picks Up the Tab.
The sandwich generation was already stretched. Federal policy just made it worse.
PolicyElder CareGeneral
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming. Caregivers Are the Collateral.
New rules demand work to keep Medicaid — but caring for a disabled child or aging parent doesn't count the way you'd think.
PolicyElder CareDisabilityGeneral
A New Bill Says Prisons Can't Ignore Pregnant Women. That This Needs Saying Is the Story.
Rep. Kamlager-Dove's legislation would ban shackling and require prenatal care in federal custody. Current practice is worse than you think.
PolicyCultureGeneral
America Needs Millions More Caregivers. It Has No Plan to Find Them.
The elderly population is surging, nurses are burning out, and states are refusing to raise home care wages. The math is brutal.
WorkforcePolicyElder CareGeneral
Connecticut Passed a Caregiver Tax Credit. Congress Is Still Talking.
While federal bills stall in committee, Hartford slipped a caregiver tax credit into its budget — and AARP is cheering.
PolicyElder CareGeneral
Millennial Daughters Are Draining Their Savings for Boomer Parents
The sandwich generation isn't just stressed — it's going broke. And the oldest caregivers can't afford to stop working either.
CultureBusinessElder CareGeneral
One in Four of Your Employees Is a Caregiver. Most Haven't Told You.
Employers are finally getting checklists, data, and a business case for supporting caregiving workers.
BusinessWorkforceElder CareGeneral
The Social Security Fix Caregivers Actually Need Is Finally on the Table
A new bill would credit caregiving years toward Social Security benefits. It could reshape retirement for millions.
PolicyElder CareGeneral
Burnout Isn't a Feeling. It's a Design Flaw.
New research and first-person accounts converge on one point: caregiver burnout is structural, not personal.
CultureResearchElder CareGeneralMental Health
Congress Just Introduced More Care Bills in Two Weeks Than Most Sessions See in a Year
A legislative flood is remaking the care economy debate — but volume alone doesn't mean victory.
PolicyElder CareChild CareGeneral