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Change Healthcare Cyberattack: What Social Workers Should Know

Social Work Blog

The attack targeted UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare, a technology clearinghouse that manages billing and administrative tasks for healthcare organizations. CMS is also urging Medicaid plans to make prospective payments to those affected.

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Medicare Open Enrollment: What’s New for 2022 and How You Can Help Your Clients

Social Work Blog

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends that beneficiaries review coverage options each year because the needs of each beneficiary and the coverage offered by each plan often change. Free screening for MSP eligibility is available through SHIP sites and state Medicaid offices.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending January 25, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” Unfortunately, the federal Administration for Children and Families hasn’t quite gotten the message. ● The Imprint has a good round-up of research documenting the confusion of poverty with neglect. Raise the minimum wage and you reduce what family policing agencies call “neglect.”

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Update: Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

On November 12, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance to Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care (LTC) facilities (commonly known as nursing homes) regarding visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. November 12 Guidance. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

Administrative pressure to reduce hospital emergency lengths of stay can result in premature discharges. The states primarily funded these hospitals through taxes until the Medicaid program was created in 1965. Most states have overly restrictive involuntary hold laws. What is the IMD exclusion and why should it be repealed?

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As foster care removals plummet, where’s the promised help for families?

Child Welfare Monitor

Both require case management, but instead of the cost of room and board for foster youth, providing in-home services usually involve referring parents to mental health and drug treatment services often funded by Medicaid or paying for parenting support programs that cost less than foster care. (Of

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Invest in Wound Care Education To Avoid Legal Risks

Relias

Understanding the legal implications of gaps in care can help protect all involved: physicians, nurses, other caregivers, and healthcare administrators and leaders. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality calculates that more than 17,000 lawsuits related to pressure injuries are filed each year — second only to wrongful death suits.