https://thrive.me/newsroom A weekly digest and a monthly essay on the policy, research, and industry shifts that affect families caring for a parent, spouse, adult child, or sibling. en-us Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-june-1-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-june-1-2026 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Medicare home care framework gets a second look, CMS payment suspensions are catching legitimate hospices in the crossfire, CareFor adds hospice to its home care model, and reimbursement pressure is quietly reshaping which home care providers survive. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) Medicare home care hospice reimbursement policy weekly-digest https://thrive.me/newsroom/the-translation-tax https://thrive.me/newsroom/the-translation-tax Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT In millions of American families, the person providing the care and the person needing the care don't share a first language. The cost shows up in places nobody counts. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form bilingual research practical https://thrive.me/newsroom/cms-medicaid-caregiver-rule https://thrive.me/newsroom/cms-medicaid-caregiver-rule Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT About 8 million unpaid family caregivers are on Medicaid. The new federal rule defines how the family-caregiver exemption from the community-engagement requirement gets verified. Plain-English explainer of who qualifies, what to file, and what changes nothing. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form policy medicaid caregivers https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-29-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-29-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Democratic senators propose adding home care to Medicare; the DOL rolls back overtime protections for home care workers; Warburg Pincus bets big on Cornerstone Caregiving; and a new community-based palliative care model moves toward federal consideration. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) medicare home care medicaid overtime palliative care caregiving policy weekly digest https://thrive.me/newsroom/recording-doctors-appointment-state-laws https://thrive.me/newsroom/recording-doctors-appointment-state-laws Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thirty-seven states (plus DC) let one person in a conversation record it. Thirteen require everyone to consent. Here's what that actually means inside an exam room — and how to ask the question without making it awkward. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form legal practical recording state-by-state https://thrive.me/newsroom/protecting-loved-ones-from-scams https://thrive.me/newsroom/protecting-loved-ones-from-scams Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Older Americans reported losing $2.4 billion to fraud in 2024, and the FTC's high-end estimate is closer to $81.5 billion. Here's how the six biggest scams targeting older adults actually work — and what a family can do this week to make a parent harder to reach. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form scams elder-financial-abuse practical safety https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-25-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-25-2026 Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT AARP's $1 trillion figure keeps reshaping the conversation, the CMS Medicaid rule lands soon, and Papa's new clinical model points to where caregiving dollars are flowing. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest policy industry research economics https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-18-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-18-2026 Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT CMS issues new state guidance on community engagement, the home-care M&A picture sharpens, and Trualta's caregiver training study gets a second look. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest policy industry research https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-11-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-11-2026 Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT POP Care launches into a crowded family-coordination category, the senior-housing M&A pace gets clearer, and Caring Village publishes its 2026 caregiver app review. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-4-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-may-4-2026 Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rosarium Health's seed round closes, a new round of state-level caregiver legislation reaches floor votes, and the CMS rule is five weeks out. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry policy https://thrive.me/newsroom/the-state-by-state-caregiver https://thrive.me/newsroom/the-state-by-state-caregiver Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT There is no single American answer to who supports family caregivers. There are fifty answers, and the answer you get depends on where you live. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form policy economics https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-27-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-27-2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Healthcare private equity tilts toward home and aging services, a state tax credit becomes law, and the consent-for-AI-recording question reaches family medicine. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry policy ai https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-20-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-20-2026 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AARP's long-term care affordability report lands, state tax credit bills cross thresholds in three legislatures, and ianacare publishes its remote-caregiving framework. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest research policy industry https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-13-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-13-2026 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Home health publications model the post-CMS-rate-cut industry, the Credit for Caring Act reintroduction surfaces, and state legislatures keep moving. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry policy https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-6-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-april-6-2026 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maven and Wellthy partner on a unified family-care platform for employers, the CMS interim rule heads to OMB, and the post-trillion analysis matures. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry policy research https://thrive.me/newsroom/what-a-trillion-dollars-doesnt-buy https://thrive.me/newsroom/what-a-trillion-dollars-doesnt-buy Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AARP put a price on family caregiving last week. The figure is important, but it doesn't change what a Tuesday looks like for the family member holding it together. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form research economics policy https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-30-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-30-2026 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Connecticut advances a $2,000 caregiver tax credit, the trillion-dollar conversation reaches the financial press, and CMS submits its interim rule to OMB. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest policy economics https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-23-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-23-2026 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT The trillion-dollar number lands. AARP's Valuing the Invaluable 2026 puts a price on what 59 million Americans give away each year — and Vermont moves on a state caregiver credit. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest research economics policy https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-16-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-16-2026 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A quieter news week. State tax credit bills move through committee, the OBBBA implementation timeline holds, and the trillion-dollar number is ten days out. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest policy economics https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-9-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-9-2026 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Senior housing keeps consolidating, the Urban Institute models OBBBA's coverage impact, and the AARP update lands in three weeks. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry policy research https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-2-2026 https://thrive.me/newsroom/weekly-digest-march-2-2026 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Papa pivots toward clinical outcomes, the OBBBA implementation conversation heats up, and the Fitbit co-founders enter the family-care space. newsroom@thrive.me (The Kintaria Editorial Team) weekly-digest industry policy ai https://thrive.me/newsroom/before-the-trillion-dollar-number https://thrive.me/newsroom/before-the-trillion-dollar-number Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Caregiving in the US 2025 report just put a face on the people about to be re-counted by an even bigger headline this month. It's worth pausing on who they are. newsroom@thrive.me (Kintaria Team) long-form research policy economics