Home health and hospice provider Compassus is evaluating a broad array of growth opportunities, including de novo expansion, acquisitions and joint ventures. The company has expanded rapidly through acquisitions and will continue to do so, according to Chris Core, Compassus’ senior vice president and chief growth officer. Its joint venture strategy emphasizes integrated care coordination […]
Category: CMS
Home health providers have had to reevaluate how they grow amid U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) temporary moratoria on hospice and home health enrollment in Medicare. With the potential expiration date fast approaching, providers must prepare for a potential extension. The six-month hospice and home health moratoria are set to expire […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now requires Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to post quarterly information on their websites, which could reduce home health claim denials. The move, which will go into effect Nov. 2, 2026, aims to better inform providers and suppliers about issues and trends affecting home health, hospice and other […]
The Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and while full industry-wide data likely will not be available until mid-2027, the model will increasingly lead hospitals to emphasize outpatient services and tighten coordination between hospitals, home health agencies and other post-acute partners, experts told Home Health Care News. “[TEAM] changes […]
On Wednesday, a Brooklyn federal court sentenced the owner of adult day and home health companies to 76 months in prison for leading a multiyear Medicaid fraud and illegal kickback scheme that fraudulently billed the program about $64 million. The owner, Zakia Khan, pleaded guilty in 2025 to conspiring to defraud Medicaid and pay healthcare […]
LeadingAge and the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) submitted new letters urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow the moratorium on Medicare home health enrollment to expire — even after LeadingAge has supported the freeze. These new letters also urge CMS to adopt more targeted enforcement measures to […]
The National Alliance for Care at Home’s (the Alliance) new chief government affairs officer, Denis Fleming Jr., sees an unprecedented upswell of bipartisan support among lawmakers for home-based care — an environment he describes as the “greatest opportunity” yet for providers. At the same time, Fleming is closely watching rising threats to access to care, […]
The comment window for the proposed CY2027 Medicare home health rule has closed — and the difference in quantity and quality from last year feels stark. Last year, the home health community flooded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) with official comments decrying what was the largest proposed cut to the Medicare base […]
Technology now helps home health care providers catch errors before they reach the payer — but issues such as incomplete documentation or missing clinician signatures can still cause delays. The process begins with intake and eligibility, then continues through clinical documentation, assessments, coding and claim submissions, experts told Home Health Care News. “Billing starts the […]
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