HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, gives her patient Martina Negron her medicine. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) While many states have expanded their ...

The bill proposes to raise the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for states that participate in HCBS programs by 10 percentage points for the fiscal years 2026 and 2027. This means that the ...

Home and community-based services (HCBS) are the predominant approach to delivering long-term services and supports in the US, but there are growing numbers of reports of worker shortages in this ...

Therap Services, the national leader in HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions for organizations in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and ...

In May 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed a series of rule changes intended to help promote the availability of home and community-based services (“HCBS”) for ...

Specific program strains have included HCBS workforce shortages, pay and benefits for these workers, and infrastructure weakness. States can use the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to: Deliver ...

With federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other social service programs looming, increased attention is being placed on home and community-based (“HCBS”) Medicaid benefits. A recent opinion piece in ...

Federal officials are reshaping the rules surrounding Medicaid home and community-based services for people with disabilities in an effort to improve access and strengthen the direct support ...