States Lag in Keeping Medicaid Enrollees Out of Nursing Homes
States are not doing enough to help elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services in homes and community locations instead of in nursing homes, where care is more expensive, AARP report says. (Kaiser Health News via U.S. News & World Report)
PHILADELPHIA (June 15, 2017)—Essity (ESSITY AB), the leading global hygiene and health company, has listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. With a focus on hygiene and health central to Essity’s vision, the company hopes to continue to expand upon the market growth of the Tork, TENA and medical solutions brands like JOBST in North America.
WATERLOO, Iowa (June 14, 2017)—VGM is now accepting nominations for the 2017 HME Woman of the Year award.
The announcement was made during the Women and Wine event at VGM’s annual Heartland Conference. The session included a presentation on how to apply Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" concepts into everyday lives. Following a moderated discussion on work-life balance, a video promoting the HME Woman of the Year award was shown to nearly 100 women in attendance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 14, 2017)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT) released state-level health care spending data for the period 1991-2014.
—Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 14, 2017)—AAHomecare received word Monday that the Congressional sign-on letter on HME priority issues “closed” with commitments from 153 members of the House of Representatives. Per the usual procedure with these sign-on letters, Hill staffers are now taking the letter to each of these offices to get an actual signature on the letter.