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CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin detailing actions that states can take using existing Medicaid authorities to drive better health outcomes for nursing home residents and improve staff pay, training, and retention efforts.
HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), awarded approximately $25 million in planning grants to five new states and territories to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration program.
In-Custody Death Investigation
On August 16, 2022, deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department- Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility (SCF), located an adult male inside a housing unit in need of medical attention.
U.S. News 360 Reviews Survey Reveals Americans Have Adjusted Spending Due to Inflation, Are Worried About Inflation’s Impact on Holiday Season Ahead
A new national survey from U.S. News & World Report's 360 Reviews finds four in five Americans (81%) have adjusted their spending due to inflation, and 84% indicate they worry about the impact of inflation on this year's holiday shopping season.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Finally Votes to End Open Air ‘Drug Market’ Injection Sites
Dem. Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has finally opted to scrap a bill that would have allowed drug addicts to shoot up on city streets in designated areas.
