A new report by Time Magazine shines a harsh light on the hospice care industry in America – reporting that 21 percent of hospices, accounting for more than 84,000 patients, failed to provide critical care to patients in 2015. The report, which includes vivid and heartbreaking stories, points towards a largely unregulated industry that received […]
Home Care
NPR: Home Care Agencies Fail to Help Chronically Ill
Home care agencies in New York and across the country are routinely denying chronically ill patients access to their services, according to a report by Kaiser Health News and NPR. In many instances, the home care agency will falsely state that Medicare does not cover home care for chronic illnesses. in order to find out […]
Studies: Low-Quality Medicare Advantage Plans Harm Elderly
A recent study by Health Affairs shows that elderly Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to end up at a lower-quality nursing home or assisted living facility, compared to senior citizens with traditional Medicare coverage. A Medicare Advantage health insurance plan is an increasingly popular alternative to traditional Medicare plans. A Medicare […]
New York: Home Care Workers Challenge State Policy, Seek More Money
In a case that could have far reaching consequences, a group of New York’s home care workers are challenging a state policy providing only thirteen-hours of pay for home care workers performing a 24-hour shift. The Department of Labor previously created the so-called “thirteen-hour rule” for home care workers to ensure they were not being […]
