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Medicare Home Health Utilization Common & Rising Among Beneficiaries With Dementia
July 15, 2025The use of Medicare home health services among beneficiaries aged 68 years and older who were enrolled in traditional Medicare increased between 2010 and 2019, according to a recent report. For beneficiaries without dementia, utilization decreased. The trends persisted for… -
CMS Approves Minnesota’s Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Amendment, Expanding Eligibility To More Foster Youth
July 15, 2025On June 26, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Minnesota’s request to amend its Minnesota Prepaid Medical Assistance Project Plus (PMAP+) section 1115 demonstration. The change allows the state to extend Medicaid eligibility to more young… -
South Dakota Implements New Licensing For Kinship Care To Increase Family Placements For Youth In Foster Care
July 15, 2025On June 1, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Social Services implemented new policies to create a licensing pathway for kinship foster care in the state. Under the new policies, kinship caregivers who obtain the license will be eligible for… -
Iowa Launches Redesigned Behavioral Health & Disability Services Systems
July 15, 2025On July 1, 2025, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched its newly designed Behavioral Health and Disability Services Systems. The new system sis intended to make it easier for mental health and substance use providers to… -
New Framework For Cardiovascular Care Delivery & Implementation Calls For Incorporating Behavioral & Psychosocial Health
July 15, 2025Building on the recognition of social determinants as drivers of health, a new framework for cardiovascular care delivery and implementation recommends incorporating strategies to assess and mitigate behavioral and psychosocial concerns. Behavioral and psychosocial factors including smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet,… -
Florida Governor Signs Bills To Provide More Resources For Mental Health & Addiction Treatment & Create New Jail Diversion Pathways For People With Mental Illness
July 14, 2025On June 25, 2025, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed two bills to provide more resources for mental health and addiction treatment. Senate Bill (SB) 1620 implements recommendations made by Florida’s Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder. SB 168,… -
45% Of Surveyed Behavioral Health Professionals Were Not Accepting New Appointments For Medicare Or Medicaid Beneficiaries
July 14, 2025About 45% of behavioral health professionals with credentials to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries were not accepting new appointments in 2023, according to a federal survey report. The health care providers were not accepting new consumers enrolled in traditional Medicare,… -
Older Adults Outnumber Children In 11 States & Nearly Half Of U.S. Counties
July 14, 2025In 11 states and nearly half of the nation’s 3,144 counties, adults age 65 and older outnumbered children in 2024, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. These states are Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania,… -
Rising Proportion Of U.S. Adults With Hypertension, Diabetes & High Cholesterol Unaware Of Their Cardiac Risk Factors
July 14, 2025The proportion of adults in the United States who have one or more cardiac risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol) increased between 2013 and 2023, according to a recent study. The proportion with hypertension who were unaware of the… -
Federal Budget Bill Brings Major Administrative & Financing Changes To Medicaid, ACA Marketplace & Medicare
July 10, 2025On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the 2025 federal budget reconciliation package called the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, which enacts significant administrative and financing changes to health care policy affecting Medicaid, Medicaid expansion plans, Affordable Care Act…
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