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Category: DSS

Posted inHealth Care

Home Care Agencies, Lawmakers Call On State To Release Funding

Avatar photo by Lisa Backus December 14, 2021, 5:00 amDecember 7, 2022, 3:36 pm

Senate Republican leaders and home care providers called on the state Department of Social Services Monday to release a 1.7% increase in Medicaid funding to the agencies to help them provide better care to their clients. Agencies that employ the home care workforce are struggling due to the pandemic and the lack of funding to […]

Posted inTechnology

State Continues Focus on IT

Avatar photo by Christine Stuart March 22, 2021, 5:00 amDecember 7, 2022, 3:37 pm
Posted inDisability Care, DSS, Elderly Care, Health Care, Labor, Nonprofits, Social Services

Vendor Payment Issues Hit Struggling Home Care Workers

Avatar photo by Lisa Backus December 16, 2020, 5:00 amDecember 7, 2022, 3:38 pm
Posted inChild Welfare, COVID-19, DCF, DSS, Education, Health Care, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health Care, Public Health, Social Services

INTERVIEW | What Families Can Do About Mental Health During COVID-19

Avatar photo by Adam Chiara June 4, 2020, 9:00 amDecember 3, 2021, 7:09 pm
Posted inChild Welfare, COVID-19, DSS, Nonprofits, Poverty, Public Health, Social Services

Food Banks See Rising Demand Statewide; Volunteers & Donations Needed

Avatar photo by Christine Stuart March 21, 2020, 5:58 pmJanuary 21, 2021, 6:45 pm
Posted inAnalysis, DSS, Health Care, Health Care Opinion, Opinion, Poverty, Public Health, Social Services

ANALYSIS | Medicaid Is Making The Same Mistake Again

Ellen Andrews avatar by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D. September 10, 2019, 5:03 amJanuary 21, 2021, 5:42 pm
Posted inAnalysis, DSS, Health Care, Health Care Opinion, Opinion, Poverty, Public Health, Social Services

ANALYSIS | Medicaid Is Making The Same Mistake Again

Ellen Andrews avatar by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D. September 10, 2019, 4:03 amJanuary 21, 2021, 6:09 pm
Posted inChild Welfare, DC News Junkie, DSS, Health Care, Innovation, Insurance, Mental Health Care, Poverty, Public Health, Social Services

Lamont Names New DSS Commissioner With Background In Medicaid

Avatar photo by Christine Stuart May 24, 2019, 9:13 amJanuary 21, 2021, 6:39 pm

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