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The Research Institute for Home Care and National Alliance for Care at Home Release Inaugural Medicaid Home Care Chartbook
April 27, 2026
(Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) — The Research Institute for Home Care (the Institute) and the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) today released the 2026 Medicaid Home Care Chartbook, the first report of its kind providing a broad overview of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) user population, workforce, organizational trends, and economic contributions of Medicaid home care providers across the U.S. This report is the first Medicaid Home Care Chartbook […]
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Earlier Hospice Election Could Save Medicare $1.5B Yearly
April 27, 2026
Published by Hospice News By Jim Parker Medicare could save between $1.19 billion and $1.5 billion annually if eligible beneficiaries elected the hospice benefit five days earlier, according to a new analysis commissioned by the Research Institute for Home Care. The project’s Early Hospice Election Model examined Medicare beneficiaries who entered hospice care within […]