Tag: long term care

NAMD Conference Offers Reflection on 2020, Contemplation of Health Policy in 2021

Members of PCG’s Health team attended the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) virtual conference from November 9th – November 11th.  The conference breakout sessions showcased Medicaid Directors sharing various ...

Health Policy Updates: COVID-19 and Beyond

As summer came to a close, health policy developments continued at the federal level. Below, we provide brief overviews of updates both related and unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, along ...

NASHP’s 2020 Conference: Zooming in on Telehealth

The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP)’s annual conference looked a little different this year, due to being delivered in a virtual format, but still included the same informative ...

Updates on the Federal Response to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the country, Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to advance funding opportunities, temporary policy changes and waivers to ...

Medicaid Updates: Regulations, Guidance and Litigation

The last several weeks saw a number of Medicaid policy-related developments. In our round-up below, we share key takeaways from each. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Block Grant Guidance ...

Health Policy News – September 2019

Introduction Since publishing our summer edition, the Health Policy News team has attended various conferences. We were thrilled to see many subscribers in person at the National Conference of State ...

Critical Incident Management Solutions in Medicaid Long-Term Care

Medicaid agencies must assure the health and safety of their Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver program recipients by managing the reporting, investigation, and prevention of incidents.  Failure to do ...