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The Public Health and Health Planning Council releases final recommendations for CON

A Mission and Vision for Certificate of Need in the 21st Century
Mission of New York’s CON Program
New York’s Certificate of Need (CON) program, together with other programs and policies, promotes the alignment of health care resources with community health needs in order to:
• preserve and promote access to high quality health care;
• contain health care costs and promote cost-effective health care; and
• promote healthy communities.

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Here’s the webcast to explain all the changes proposed by the council, including licensure of facilities and home care agencies.  http://www.totalwebcasting.com/view/?id=nysdoh

June 25, 2012 Posted by Aging Icon | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

NYS Public Health and Health Planning Committee to unveil recommendations for redesign.

STATE OF NEW YORK

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH PLANNING

June 21, 2012

10:00 a.m.

Empire State Plaza

OGS Concourse, Meeting Room #7

Albany, New York

I. Welcome

II. Our Charge

III. Our Work Plan

IV.Driving Health System Improvement in NYS – Policy Priorities and Tools

a. Delivery System Performance

b. Policy Priorities and Tools

c. Certificate of Need – Functions and National Comparison

d. Licensure and Surveillance

V. Public Comment

June 19, 2012 Posted by Aging Icon | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Rumor has it.

Sorry if you got all excited about a post I reprinted about EFT being endorsed by the Psychological Association. It seems, it was just a rumor, taken out of context from someone who was hoping it would be true.

On the bright front, we have been hearing that the NYS Health Planning Committee has speeded up the contingent approval process for licensed home health care agencies. We believe this is due to the requirements that Medicaid patients in nursing homes and long term home health care situations will be forced to select a managed care program or will be assigned to one in October of this year. Many companion agencies are rushing to get their license so as not to be left out of the Medicaid marketplace.

June 14, 2012 Posted by Aging Icon | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

For those who are considering Long Term Care Insurance

This article makes some interesting points. I have to tell you that it is much easier for me to help people when they have long-term care insurance. It gives them many more options for housing and home care. It also allows them to spend their money on the little extras that make life more complete, and not having to spend all their savings on medical care.  Many people think they will just spend down and then go on Medicaid. But, then they realize that it poverty isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. One woman asked me recently, “Can’t Medicaid pick up all the bills while I’m sick and then give me back my savings after I get better?”  You know the line,” if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.”

The article doesn’t talk about the cuts that have been made recently in Medicare and Medicaid long-term care coverage. It also doesn’t talk about health care reforms that will cause many people using home health aides to lose their coverage.  Long Term Care insurance is still a very good investment.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303425504577352031401783756.html

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June 11, 2012 Posted by Aging Icon | Uncategorized | Leave a comment