Family caregivers are the largest care workforce in the country. In rural counties, they are often the only one on the ground, and the one least likely to get support. Family caregivers can no longer be viewed as a supplement to the health system. These unpaid caregivers are a workforce on their own. In 2024,…
How caregiver enablement maps to all five RHTP strategic goals — and why building it as a layer, not a new program, keeps it defensible. Short answer: Yes. Family caregiver support fits squarely within the approved uses of Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funds, and it advances at least four of the program’s five strategic…
At least one in four of your employees went home last night to a second shift managing medications, coordinating doctor appointments, helping an aging parent bathe, or sitting up late with a child who has complex medical needs. It didn’t come up during their performance review. The issue wasn’t highlighted in the employee benefits survey…
As Human Resource departments work to give their benefits program an overhaul, the focus tends to be on three core areas: Physical Wellness, Mental Wellness, and Financial Wellness. So, where do you put caregiving benefits? Caregiving used to be something people managed quietly after hours. That’s no longer true. A Harvard Business School report found…
A guide to structuring caregiver support as a fundable, measurable initiative, and making it last beyond the grant window. The Rural Health Transformation Program is the most significant federal investment in rural health infrastructure in a generation. States that get this right will reshape care for rural families for the next decade. States that rush…
Caregiving is among the most urgent workforce issues HR leaders face today, but few are talking about it in conference rooms. One in four Americans disclose that they are actively providing unpaid care for a loved one, but the true numbers could far exceed that. Many managers or supervisors don’t get the full story of…
The CMS Innovation Center’s newly announced ACCESS (Accelerating Clinical Evidence, Systems, and Solutions) Model signals that Medicare continues to double down in chronic condition care. Measurable outcomes will lead reimbursement decisions, meaning treating the root cause of these conditions will become even more impactful. This model challenges ACCESS participants, providers, health systems, and traditional Medicare,…
As complexity rises in care delivery, many Medicare and Medicaid health plans are discovering an uncomfortable truth: their case management teams are carrying too many cases, too many burdens, and too much administrative overhead. While they are critical to closing gaps in care, coordinating services with medical professionals and caregivers, when they’re overworked it creates…
Transitional care management such as leaving the hospital, moving into long-term care, returning home, or entering hospice are some of the riskiest moments for Medicaid services, their members, and their families. Not only are these transitions highly emotional, but there are many handoffs as clinicians, social workers, occupational therapists and family members buzz in and…
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