Pandemic-Era Changes to Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS): A Closer Look at Family Caregiver Policies September 19, 2023 Issue Brief Drawing from KFF’s 50-state survey of state Medicaid HCBS officials, conducted between May and August of 2023, this issue brief describes how states used the PHE authorities to strengthen their HCBS programs, changes as the PHE ends, and the role of family caregivers in providing HCBS.
About 1 in 5 Nursing Facilities Would Currently Meet Proposed Requirements for Nursing Staff Hours September 18, 2023 News Release Eighty-one percent of nursing facilities would need to hire additional staff to comply with new nursing staff requirements that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed earlier this month, according to a new analysis from KFF. Under the proposed rule, 19% of nursing facilities would currently meet the…
Marketing Private Medicare Plans September 18, 2023 Page Every Medicare open enrollment season, health insurers, brokers and other third parties use a blitz of TV ads to attract enrollees to Medicare Advantage plans from among the 65 million people with Medicare. We watched more than a thousand ads and conducted focus groups to better understand the marketing effort…
Percent of Certified Nursing Facilities with Civil Monetary Penalties September 18, 2023 State Indicator
Average Nurse Hours per Resident Day in All Certified Nursing Facilities September 18, 2023 State Indicator
Percent of Certified Nursing Facilities with Resident Groups and Family Groups September 18, 2023 State Indicator
