600,000+ People Are Waiting Years for Home Care and Here's How You Can Help
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More than 600,000 people are currently on Medicaid HCBS waiver waitlists across 41 states.
In Texas, some people wait 17–18 years for home care services.
In North Carolina, families who...
The CMS 80/20 Rule: What HCBS Agencies Should Start Tracking Now, Before the 2030 Deadline
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CMS's 2024 "Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services" final rule requires that starting July 9, 2030, at least 80% of Medicaid payments for personal care, homemaker, and home health aide services...
What Colorado's OIG EVV Audit Means for Home Care Agencies
TL;DR: In July 2026, the federal Office of Inspector General reported that an estimated 52 percent of Colorado's Medicaid personal care claims had Electronic Visit Verification compliance problems,...
Oregon EVV Transition Guide for Home Care Agencies
TL;DR: Oregon is moving Medicaid in-home care onto a new statewide Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system, run by Acumen with software from Direct Care Innovations (DCI). The rollout follows a...
Walk a Mile: What Home Care Agencies Miss About Families
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When a family calls a home care agency, it is almost never a planned decision. It is a crisis, and the person on the other end of the line is scared, exhausted, and carrying more than they will...
Fiscal Intermediary Software: What Every FMS Needs
TL;DR: A financial management service gets paid to be a fiduciary, then spends most of its day doing data entry. The right fiscal intermediary software closes that gap by handling the work that...
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