HomeCare Editors’ Top 5: Week of October 12

Home Health Groups Ask Supreme Court to Stop Wage Rules
In an 11th-hour move, home health associations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in before federal minimum wage and overtime rules go into effect for home health workers. (Mary Kate Nelson/Home Health Care News)

Chronically Ill Pay More in Obamacare
Chronically ill people enrolled in individual health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges pay on average twice as much out-of-pocket for prescription drugs each year than people covered through their workplace, according to a study published Monday in the Health Affairs journal. (Phil Galewitz/Kaiser Health News)

Jobs of the Future Found in Home Health
In January 1985, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began keeping track of employment in a new industry category—home health care services. There were 138,400 home health care workers in that first month, just 0.14 percent of total nonfarm employment. (Justin Fox/Bloomberg View)

AARP Launches Fund for Senior-Focused Ventures
AARP has announced it is establishing a $40 million venture capital fund to invest in products and services aimed at the older adult market, primarily to improve access to health care, invest to enable aging at home and expand marketing for preventive care.

Five New Technologies for Older Adults
Some tech companies don’t see the senior market as an opportunity. They are the Peter Pan tech firms, the ones in which no one (including the customer) ever ages (you might know them as Facebook, Apple, Google, and Twitter).