HomeCare May 13, 2022
BIRMINGHM, Ala. (May 13, 2022)—Medicaid can directly pay for independent home health aides’ benefits, including health insurance and skills training, according to a final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Thursday. The final rule allows State Medicaid agencies to provide home health aides not working with an agency employee benefit premiums and union dues deducted from their paychecks.
The final rule fulfills a key promise made by President Biden on the campaign trail to support homecare workers and bolster home and community-based services (HCBS), CMS said in a press release.
“We recognize that HCBS workforce issues, such as workforce shortages and staff turnover, have a direct and immediate impact on the quality of and...
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