HomeCare April 26, 2024

More have spoken on the rule which many believe will only add more pressure to already stressed staffing in home- and community-based care.

Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Final Rule on “Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services” on Monday, April 22, many in the industry have voiced their disappointment in the rule, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), who called it a “misguided policy” that will add more pressure to already stressed staffing in home- and community-based care.

The new rule institutes minimum staffing requirements at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and a new requirement for home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers that directs 80% of Medicaid payments to be spent on...

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