Monday Briefing: MedPAC Urges Sooner PPS Implementation

Happy Monday! To kick off your week, start with our Monday Briefing to get caught up on new you might have missed over the weekend and news around the industry.

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To start, a MedPAC update: The Medical Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the commission that advises on the financing and delivery of the U.S. health care system, said the new prospective payment system (PPS) for post-acute care could be implemented sooner than originally planned, according to records of the commission’s March meeting. The PPS could come as soon as 2021, with a three-year transition period, under MedPac’s new approach.

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MedPAC will vote in April on its recommendations to Congress. Its recommendations are often not acted upon by policymakers.

In other news, an article in The Hill caught our eye with a big question—What will older Americans do if their paid caregivers lack health insurance? With major changes likely to come for the health care system as Congressional Republicans seek to repeal and replace Obamacare, paid caregivers could be among the first to lose health insurance.

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Obamacare Replacement Bill is a Mixed Bag for Home Health—After much speculation and recently leaked drafts, the GOP’s health care plan has finally come out, drawing mixed reactions from home health stakeholders. A bill to replace The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was released to widespread excitement and critiques across both sides of partisan aisles.

NAHC Official: Hope Dims for Pre-Claim Delay, CoP Relief More Likely—Home health agencies have cause to be optimistic about a delayed implementation of the new Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) rule, but with prospects of appearing less bright for changes to the Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD), it’s imperative to continue beating the drum, according to one of the industry’s most prominent voices in Washington, D.C.

Almost Family Takes on Regulations With State-Level Approach—As the home health care industry continues t pursue all options to reduce the burdens of new and incoming laws and regulations, one major provider is taking its agenda into its own hands. Louisville, Kentucky-based Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM) has found success by advocating on its own, without the help of outside lobbying resources.

Written by Amy Baxter

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