The deal is expected to close April 30 and would give Amedisys access to 31,000 Medicare and Medicare Advantage enrollees.

Long-term care associations are calling for the federal government to prioritize the vaccination of long-term care residents and staff after federal regulators suggested temporarily halting use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over concerns about blood clots.

Steward Health and Aya Healthcare are suing one another over allegations of price gouging for traveling healthcare workers and failing to pay contracts.

The proposed class includes utilization management nurses, utilization review nurses, care coordinators, nurse reviewers, care management nurses and others who reviewed medical authorization requests submitted by healthcare providers.

The pandemic has been particularly hard on long-term care facilities and their workers, prompting experts to ask if there is a better way.

While healthcare providers have administered vaccines to their staffs for months, most hadn't mandated vaccination for employees. But mandatory vaccination may be an opportunity to lead the country out of the pandemic.

Encompass Health is considering alternatives for the home health and hospice segment amid the leadership change.

Atrium Health Navicent is working with the Georgia Department of Public Health to administer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to residents who are homebound.

Medicaid is the main payer for home and community-based care in the U.S., paying for services for about 5 million aging adults and people with disabilities.

Humana recently agreed to a $17 million settlement with home health workers in a class-action suit on overtime.

Travel nurses, home care workers and others who aren't affiliated with hospitals or long-term care facilities have been caught in a scramble for COVID-19 vaccination. Only 52% of front-line health workers have received at least one dose.

The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge released reform proposals for the nursing home industry that address quality of care, workforce challenges, oversight and modernization.

A coalition of California prosecutors claimed Brookdale Senior Living misrepresented its care quality and improperly discharged residents.

While CMS recommends outdoor visitation to prevent the spread of COVID-19, nursing home residents can now have indoor visits.

A federal watchdog found that Florida did not make sure that nursing homes were reporting or looking into allegations of potential abuse or neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries.