The state of Louisiana found itself at the wrong end of a lawsuit when the state’s Medicaid program rolled out an initiative that would slash the number of hours approved for recipients to 32 hours per week. Many Medicaid recipients already received over 32 hours per week of in-home care prior to the initiative in September 2011.
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Catholic Health Moves Into Niagara County
Friday, May 4th, 2012, General, Home Care News
The Catholic Health Care System has long been known for providing care to the residents of Erie County, NY. In an effort to bring a better range of services to Niagara County’s residents, the county placed two home health agencies and two nursing homes run by the county up for bid. Catholic Health supplied the winning bid of $2.65 million dollars for the facilities.
Rhode Island Worst State To Work
Friday, April 27th, 2012, General, Home Care News
Rhode Island has had its share of bad luck. The latest ratings concerning the state are either showing that streak of bad luck or can be considered another notch in the bad luck bedpost. Studies on nearly every sort of industry has consistently ranked Rhode Island at or near the bottom.
West Virginia Debates Over Home Health Care Enrollment Freeze
Friday, April 13th, 2012, General, Home Care News
West Virginia froze enrollment into a program that allows chronically ill, disabled, and elderly residents of the state to receive in-home care. The state’s bureau of Medical Services stated that the rising costs of such healthcare was to blame for the freeze.
Telemedicine: Wave of the future?
Friday, April 6th, 2012, General, Home Care News
Telemedicine is considered, by most, to be a recent invention, though communication concerning health over distances has been used in the past, frequently. Soldiers have used radios to speak with medics in the field, villages used smoke signals to warn away others, during the epidemic of the Black Death villagers communicated by leaving notes far from villages on rocks and with the invention of the telephone doctors were able to offer advice to patients in rural locations.
Top Healthcare Headlines Of 2011
Friday, March 16th, 2012, General, Home Care News
Obama Rolls Out National Healthcare Plans (ObamaCare)
President Obama and his cabinet work to bring healthcare to the masses. The country split and the debates over the healthcare plans still rage.
What to Tell Your Home Health Care Provider
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011, Choosing Home Care, General, Home Health Care Safety, Private Duty Home Care, Short term Home Care
If you or your loved one require home health care for the first time, you may not know exactly how much information you need to share with your home health aide, companion care giver, physician or nurse. On the one hand, you will want to provide them with enough information to get the best possible care. On the other hand, you want to do your best to maintain your sense of independence and privacy. Maintaining the right balance can be difficult for some, but it is not impossible.
The Launch of HomeHealthCareAgencies.com
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, General, Home Care News
We are excited to announce the launch of this site, HomeHealthCareAgencies.com. We have created this site to fill a void that we believe exists. Our goal is to provide a nationwide resource for consumers looking for medicare-certified and private duty home health care services.
