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This week we are at The Mayflower in Washington, DC as part of the @TweetNPA 2026 Spring Policy Forum. We are were lucky to have heard from Dr. Oz, CMS Administrator as well as Gary Bacher, the acting head of CMMI.
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Providers lay out challenges to PACE expansion
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Modern Healthcare. Executives said high start-up costs combined with complex federal and state requirements make it harder for them to grow a state and federal program aimed at keeping older adults out of nursing homes. Read the full article here.
How PACE is jockeying for position amid Medicaid cuts
/in Articles/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Modern Healthcare. A federal-state program aimed at keeping older adults out of nursing homes could come out a winner under the new federal tax law. Read the full article here.
The Dual Burden of Housing and Care for Older Adults
/in Reports/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Joint Center for Housing Studies. As the first baby boomers turn 80 in the coming decade, a growing number of older households will face challenges paying for both housing and the supports and services they will need to remain in their homes. In a new paper out this week, we […]
Commentary: Looming Medicaid cuts would hurt gig workers, entrepreneurs
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Boston Business Journal. Boston CEO writes that defending state’s legacy of Medicaid coverage must be a top priority for leaders and activists… Read the full article here.
Mass. lawmakers call for stronger health care regulation, action
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on New England Public Media. Massachusetts lawmakers put the spotlight on the health insurance system last week. Lawmakers concluded the system is falling apart and more regulation is needed of some providers, and regulators need more muscle to control rising costs. State House News Service reporter Chris Lisinski teases out the […]
WMass advocates feared a nursing home closing would force long travel. They were right
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on MassLive.com. NORTHAMPTON — When a Northampton nursing home said last year it would close, some feared it would be hard to find new beds for residents in the area. Barbara Sours has been living that fear…. Read more online…
Mass. Medicaid gives $73 allowance for nursing home residents. Bill would add more
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on MassLive.com. BOSTON — Elizabeth Leabitt, a resident at Hale House, a rest home in Boston, makes a “wish list” each year of items she needs. She has $72.80 each month in a personal needs allowance to spend on anything the rest home doesn’t provide, like clothing, shoes or a cell […]
Disability advocates rally against proposed cap on in-home aides
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on WBGH. Hundreds of disability advocates gathered at the State House in Boston Wednesday for a rally to support the state program that provides caregivers to help people with disabilities and seniors live at home instead of in nursing facilities. The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program — part of MassHealth — […]
Why PACE programs are joining forces with senior housing
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Modern Healthcare. Operators of a program designed to keep older adults out of nursing homes are looking to attract enrollees by integrating with senior housing communities. Read the full article here.
Gov. Maura Healey says GOP tax cuts would ‘devastate’ programs, put 2 million at risk of losing health care
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on the Berkshire Eagle. BOSTON — Tax breaks that U.S. House Republicans outlined in a budget blueprint could “devastate” a slew of government programs, Gov. Maura Healey said Wednesday, and Medicaid cuts would put nearly 2 million state residents at risk of losing health care coverage. “Democrats should be using every […]
Pause is ‘not good enough’: Health facility workers, patients, and advocates rally to oppose closures
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Boston.com As AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” blared down Beacon Hill, hundreds of nurses, teachers, patients, and advocates gathered along the front steps of the Statehouse Tuesday morning to protest Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed budget cuts that would limit health services at two state facilities and eliminate many case management positions from the […]
GOP Eyes Cuts to Growing Medicaid Programs
/in Articles, In the News/by masspaceThis article was originally published on Statehouse News. Public Program Is Major Source Of Coverage, Revenue In Massachusetts Read more online….