Long Term Care Archives - Wisconsin Health News https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/category/long-term-care/ A daily roundup of Wisconsin healthcare news. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:42:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 AARP ranks Wisconsin 15th for long-term care services, supports https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/10/03/aarp-ranks-wisconsin-15th-for-long-term-care-services-supports/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:42:38 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52677 Wisconsin ranks above-average nationally when it comes to providing long-term care services and support for older Americans, according to a report released last week by AARP.

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]]> Nonprofit Family Care MCOs in talks with partners after national insurers enter market https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/09/28/nonprofit-family-care-mcos-in-talks-with-partners-after-national-insurers-enter-market/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:59:52 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52646 The state’s remaining nonprofit Family Care managed care organizations are in talks with potential partners after national, for-profit insurers bought half of the companies tasked with administering the state long-term care program.

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]]> Policymakers renew focus on ADRCs https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/25/policymakers-renew-focus-on-adrcs/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:06:31 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52374 Wisconsin pioneered aging and disability resource centers, which provide counseling and help people apply for long-term care programs and benefits.

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]]> Inclusa works to address corrective action plan https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/24/inclusa-works-to-address-corrective-action-plan/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:26:51 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52362 Inclusa, one of the managed care organizations that administers Family Care, a state Medicaid long-term care program, anticipated completing the initial steps of a corrective action plan on Wednesday.

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]]> Lawmakers consider death reporting changes https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/15/lawmakers-consider-death-reporting-changes/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:08:09 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52292 Lawmakers last week considered half a dozen bills aimed at improving death reporting in Wisconsin. 

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]]> Providers set sights on workforce, regulatory reform https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/08/09/providers-set-sights-on-workforce-regulatory-reform/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:10:39 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52253 With the ink barely dry on the state’s latest spending plan, healthcare providers are turning their sights to the fall and spring, hoping to further bolster the workforce and reform regulations.

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]]> DHS awards second round of long-term care innovation grants https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/07/14/dhs-awards-second-round-of-long-term-care-innovation-grants/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:44:16 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=52045 The Department of Health Services said Thursday it’s awarded $12.5 million to 90 organizations through a second round of long-term care innovation grants. 

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]]> DHS seeks feedback as it preps Family Care renewal  https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/06/28/dhs-seeks-feedback-as-it-preps-family-care-renewal/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:25:38 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=51962 The Department of Health Services is seeking feedback on Family Care and Family Care Partnership as it prepares to renew the Medicaid long-term programs that serve around 57,000 Wisconsinites. 

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]]> Pilot program helping to keep people off Medicaid long-term care starts https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/06/23/pilot-program-helping-to-keep-people-off-medicaid-long-term-care-starts/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:04:24 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=51925 A yearlong pilot project seeking to help Wisconsinites live independently at home rather than use Medicaid long-term care has launched, the Department of Health Services said Thursday. 

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]]> Healthcare providers, long-term groups applaud proposed Medicaid rate increases https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/2023/06/20/healthcare-providers-long-term-groups-applaud-proposed-medicaid-rate-increases/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:44:31 +0000 https://wisconsinhealthnews.com/?p=51891 Providers associations on Friday lauded a plan to boost Medicaid rates advanced by the Joint Finance Committee in an early morning vote. 

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