Presidential hopeful Cory Booker, a Democratic senator from New Jersey, has announced plans to drastically increase funding for long-term care, with the goal being to give more Americans the option to age in place. Booker unveiled his plans this week during a presidential forum in Iowa hosted by the AARP and the Des Moines Register. […]
Category: Home Health Care
The looming Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), a potential hospice carve-in under Medicare Advantage (MA) and the expanding Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) are just a few of the developments reshaping the current landscape of home health and hospice. As if those three items aren’t enough, providers are also facing the continuing Value-Based Purchasing Model (VBPM), emerging […]
Home health operators and industry advocates are voicing their concerns following a proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to eliminate home health pre-payments and move forward with behavioral assumptions under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). Specifically, many worry the proposed changes will create cash flow problems for home health agencies, which […]
In an effort to shift more treatment of chronic kidney disease into the home and ensure patients have greater access to coordinated care, federal policymakers have proposed a series of new payment models for certain kidney-related conditions. Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving forward with many of the provisions originally included in the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) while also proposing to implement a new home infusion benefit, eliminate home health pre-payments and make Value-Based Purchasing Model (VBPM) performance data public. CMS detailed its plan for PDGM and other […]
Traditionally, home health services have often targeted older adults living in the broader community. Third-party management company LCS, however, has found a home health sweet spot within its vast network of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Started in 1971 as a subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa-based The Weitz Corporation, LCS provides broad-based services for the […]
For many Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), having a strong presence in the home has been a vital strategy for improving care management and identifying patient needs. Even so, many ACOs carry out that strategy with in-home visits from primary care practitioners — and not necessarily dedicated home health providers. That may change in years to […]
As the pages on the calendar continue to turn toward January 2020, the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) remains a top priority for home health agencies big and small. But while the payment overhaul does mark the beginning of a new era in the industry, it can’t be providers’ sole focus. “It shouldn’t be: ‘PDGM is […]
Ascension Saint Thomas, Contessa partner to offer home recovery care Ascension Saint Thomas is partnering with Contessa to bring hospital-level care into the home starting this fall. The pair will do so through Nashville-based Contessa’s home recovery care program, which is built to provide in-home acute care for a fraction of the cost of a […]
Nursing home costs are skyrocketing faster than general inflation and even the price tag on other forms of medical care, casting doubts on affordability for older adults, many of whom may be further encouraged to turn to cheaper home-based care as an alternative. But while home care may be kinder to seniors’ pocketbooks, it may […]
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