Using In Lieu of Services to Generate Medicare and Medicaid Savings and a Nationwide Model Worth Following From California Jason BloomeFebruary 15, 2024
Increasing Awareness for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Program for Primary Care Providers, Social Workers and Discharge Planners Jason BloomeFebruary 15, 2024Comment
Finding Mr. Johnson: Locating candidates for LTSS rebalancing in California will involve health care professionals, state agencies and managed care plan care diversion/transition teams Jason BloomeMarch 16, 2023Comment
Building the Tracks: Large-Scale Long-Term Support and Services Rebalancing Programs Will Require Fixing the Chronic Assisted Living Caregiver Shortage Jason BloomeMarch 15, 2023Comment
Essential Gatekeepers: Hospital discharge planning staff have a critical role in the success of skilled nursing facility diversion/transition to assisted living programs based on In Lieu of Services. Jason BloomeNovember 8, 2022Comment
Of Keys and Locks: CalAIM Will Eventually Unlock Doors That Permit SNF Diversion/Transition to RCFEs for Thousands of Participants Jason BloomeAugust 9, 2022Comment
New Tools in the Toolbox: The Use of In Lieu of Services for SNF Diversion/Transition to Assisted Living Jason BloomeJuly 28, 2022Comment
Innovating Medicare: The Choose Home Care Act could allow 700,000 seniors each year to receive rehabilitation at home instead of at skilled nursing homes Jason BloomeMay 19, 2022Comment
Paving the Way: A New Program in California Could Be a Model for LTSS Rebalancing Around the Nation Jason BloomeMay 13, 2022Comment
Priming the Pump: Strong Fiscal Incentives Are Needed to Ensure CalAIM’s success Jason BloomeApril 13, 2022Comment
$3 Billion Allocated By The Federal Government for California's Home and Community Based Services Jason BloomeOctober 11, 2021Comment
The American Rescue Plan Act: $11 Billion Allocated to States to Increase Home and Community-Based Services Jason BloomeOctober 5, 2021Comment
Open Pathways: In Lieu of Services gives states a new way to rebalance long term care from nursing to assisted living settings. Jason BloomeMarch 12, 2021Comment
Missing the Mark: Cal AIM creates new barriers that prevent nursing home diversion/transition to assisted living [Opinion] Jason BloomeFebruary 9, 2021 Comment
The Countdown Begins: California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (Cal AIM) will launch on January 1, 2022 Jason BloomeFebruary 2, 2021 Comment
A Rare Find: Very Few Good Secured Nursing Homes In California Have Available Beds For Low-Income Alzheimer’s Patients Who “Wander” Jason BloomeJanuary 29, 2021 Comments
Bypassing the Waitlist: New COVID-19 Hotspot Protocols for the California Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) Jason BloomeJanuary 26, 2021Comment
Decompressing Nursing Homes - California's New Long Term Care at Home Initiative Jason BloomeSeptember 4, 2020Comment
Small residential assisted living homes can offer a safer option than skilled nursing homes for older adults who require rehabilitation and long-term care. Jason BloomeJuly 15, 2020Comment