The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a 5.06% Medicare Advantage payment increase on Friday – more than double the rate suggested by the outgoing Biden administration. The final rule is largely positive news for the home-based care community, Fred Bentley, managing director in ATI Advisory’s care continuum strategy and solutions practice, told […]
The forthcoming TEAM bundled payment model will offer home health providers opportunities to boost utilization and develop stronger referral partnerships – if they understand and succeed in their roles within a 30-day episode of care. The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), set to begin on Jan. 1, 2026, requires providers to “front-load” the episode of […]
A reimbursement program designed to keep older people in their homes could be impacted by the planned slashing of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) workforce. The recently announced HHS overhaul, which includes restructuring its departments and cutting 10,000 jobs, will also include “planned productivity enhancements” at the Program of All-Inclusive Care […]
Senate Republicans released text for a budget resolution Thursday that, if enacted, could substantially alter the home-based care industry. The budget framework directs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the committee with jurisdiction over Medicaid, to slash the deficit by at least $880 billion between 2025 and 2034, prompting concerns from home-based care providers. […]
The owner of a ComForCare franchise location identified the “perfect segue” into a new market with the purchase of an independent living facility. Nikhil Mehrotra, owner of a ComForCare franchise in Farmington Hills, Michigan, purchased Comfort Cove, an independent living facility in West Bloomfield, Michigan, in March. The expansion into independent living allows the home […]
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ: AVAH) has announced plans to acquire Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care for $75 million. The acquisition, announced Thursday, will deepen Aveanna’s reach in several of the states in which it operates and expand its footprint into two new states. “I am thrilled to welcome the entire Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care team to […]
On Monday, the Florida House Health & Human Services Subcommittee unanimously approved a bill that would expand home health workforce flexibility and enhance service delivery standards. If passed, the bill would delete geographical limitations on home health agencies that an administrator could manage at any time. Currently, administrators are allowed to manage up to five […]
New York State Department of Health’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary for its self-directed home care program has been dealt another blow. On Monday, a federal judge ordered a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Health from enforcing its overhaul of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). […]
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would slash 10,000 jobs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including roles at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which controls government health insurance programs crucial to the home health community. The cuts are part of a dramatic restructuring of the agency […]
In-home care has long been considered a key component in ensuring optimal recovery from knee replacements, but self-care appears to be as effective for many patients. Patients who receive home-based care following a total knee arthroplasty do not uniformly report better outcomes than those who recover via self-care at home, according to a study from […]
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