Disability Support & Long Term Care Services

Disability and long-term care refers to institutional and community-based care that support individuals with activities of daily living and services related to age or disability. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting the disability support and long-term care market markets—the move to managed care and subsequently value-based care, the shift to home- and community-based care, the increase in the aging population, and new workforce challenges.

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• CMS To Exclude Unsupported Diagnoses From Medicare Advantage Risk Scores Starting In 2027
• Alzheimer’s Association Launches (Re)think Your Brain To Drive Early Action On Brain Health
• Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage & Part D Final Rule
• CMS Imposes Nationwide Six-Month Moratorium On New Hospice & Home Health Enrollment
• Primary Care Visit Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries Declined 10% Between 2017 & 2023
• Medicare Advantage Organizations, Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors, & Other Interested Parties: Announcement Of Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates & Part C & Part D Payment Policies
• Medicare, Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Announcement Of Nationwide Temporary Moratorium On Enrollment Of Hospices
• Medicare, Medicaid & Children’s Health Insurance Programs: Announcement Of Nationwide Temporary Moratoria On Enrollment Of Home Health Agencies (HHAs)
• Pennsylvania Raises Direct Care Worker Wages To $15 Per Hour Through $21 Million Investment
• Medicaid Nursing Home Rates Estimated At $194 Per Day
• Maryland Limits Procedural Medicaid Disenrollment For Beneficiaries With Developmental Disabilities
• The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 Executive Budget
• Use Of AI In Long-Term Care Settings Raises Concerns, Stakeholders Call For Standards & Policy Frameworks
• Therap Services Adds Secure Document Signing To Care Plan Module
• Department Of Labor Proposes Narrower Joint Employer Liability Rules Affecting Home Care & Long-Term Care Staffing Arrangements

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Approximately 13.5% Of U.S. Civilians Report One Or More Disabilities

Approximately 44.68 million U.S. civilians of all ages living in the community reported one or more disabilities in 2023, representing 13.5% of the noninstitutionalized population. Among adults aged 18 and older, the rate rises to approximately 16%. The analysis is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey (ACS), which reaches approximately 4.7 million people annually with a response rate of about 85%. The most commonly reported disability type was ambulatory… Read

• Most Primary Care Consumers Open To Alzheimer’s Blood-Based Biomarker Testing After Brief Education
• Easterseals Florida Expands Disability Health Navigator Program With $250,000 Grant
• Extending Care Capacity Through Hybrid Models: Technology’s Role In Redesigning Care Delivery- A Discussion With Laura Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer Of GrandCare Systems
• CareSource Georgia Cuts Medicaid ABA Rates 20%
• Colorado Medicaid Cuts Community Connector Rates & Annual Service Limits Amid $1 Billion Budget Shortfall

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