As the breadth and depth of home health care continues to grow, providers are exposed to an abundance of opportunities. To get a crack at that upside, however, providers will need to overcome and adapt to a litany of challenges. Those that don’t could contribute to the consolidation that the home health industry is already […]
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Home health providers could be facing a “doomy, gloomy” landscape in 2024, fresh off of two years that could be characterized as, well, doomy and gloomy. On Monday at the Home Care 100 conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare CEO Joanne Cunningham tried to emphasize the positives, while also recognizing the realities. […]
In 2023, the decreasing influence of COVID-19 did not mitigate the overall operating pressures home health providers were forced to face. In the new year, there still remains plenty of opportunity, but much to work through to tap into that opportunity. More proposed rate cuts to home health reimbursement are expected from the Centers for […]
In July, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over home health payment cuts. On Dec. 15, the Biden administration responded by asking a federal judge to throw out that lawsuit, […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is again taking steps to increase access to Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS). On Tuesday, the agency provided further guidance around how states can better support HCBS programs, which are both popular and sometimes hard to navigate. “For too long, American families have struggled to […]
In a world where home health agencies are scored, reviewed and tested in so many different ways, providers need to know which quality measures hold the most weight. That’s especially the case today, when more care models shift toward value. “It is extremely important for providers to understand — especially if you’re trying to do […]
Nearly a month after the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its CY 2024 final payment rule, the ins and outs of it have become more apparent. And there’s more to delve into than just blanket rate cuts. Aside from the headline-grabbing 0.8% aggregate payment increase and the permanent prospective adjustment of […]
It’s been almost a month since the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2024 home health payment rule, and providers and industry stakeholders are still critical of the federal agency’s misconceptions about home health. With cuts coming, operators must lean on mitigation strategies to prepare. That’s one key takeaway from […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) nursing home staffing proposal has been a dark cloud over the industry. Some believe it could spell trouble for home health care as well. In September, CMS released a proposal that would require nursing homes to implement a minimum staffing standard, if finalized. The proposal introduces a […]
Scroll down to watch: HHCN’s 2024 Final Home Health Payment Rule webinar The final payment rule for 2024 reaffirmed that, no matter the amount of on-the-ground testimonials or data the home health industry lays out, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is going to continue gaslighting providers. CMS has a hard job, […]