Colorado legislators, lead be Senator John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, are considering legislation to make significant changes to the Property Tax, Rent and Heat Credit program to increase eligibility, as well as the amount of the tax rebate. At the recommendation of the Legislative Audit Committee, Senator Kefalas is seeking major reforms in the program that was originally passed in 1977. …
New Income and Resource Guidelines Announced for Medicaid Home Care and Nursing Home Care
The high cost of hospital care for Medicare beneficiaries has been under review and scrutiny since the 1980s. Medicare has used various methodologies to curb the high costs of hospital care. More recently, hospitals have begun to place patients in “observation” beds without telling the patient. Patients are often placed in an observation bed when the patient in the next …
Preventing Hospital Readmissions of Medicare Patients
Most of us have heard the predictions that Medicare will run out of money at some point in the future, most recently the prediction was in 2026. One way to save money for Medicare is to reduce hospital readmissions. Thus, hospitals are actively engaged in looking at ways to reduce readmissions of Medicare patients. Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicare …