Happy Monday! After a gloomy weekend in Chicago, we are back to bring you the brightest news across the home health care industry. The controversial Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) was put on pause last week in Illinois and won’t begin in Florida for an unspecified time. The news came late Friday afternoon, and the decision […]
One day before the Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) was set to begin in Florida, the program has been put on pause, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday. The pause could preface major changes to the demonstration, including the possibility it will become optional for home health participants, one major industry association […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed delaying the implementation date for the new home health Conditions of Participation (CoPs) until January 2018. The proposal comes after home health industry associations and providers pushed back against the original implementation timeline for the CoPs, which were finalized in early January 2017. Instead of going […]
Axxess Names Dennis Petroskey as Senior VP of Corporate Communications Technology company Axxess has named Dennis Petroskey as senior vice president of corporate communications. In this role, he oversees all internal and external communications and messaging for the company. Prior to joining Axxess, Petroskey served as senior vice president of communications for the U.S. Travel […]
Despite major pushback from the home health care industry, the controversial Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) is set to begin in Florida on April 1. Agencies in the Sunshine State have prepared for the three-year demonstration from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) while simultaneously putting up a fight for a delay or moratorium. In […]
Online reviews have become a go-to source for consumers when choosing businesses to frequent or trying certain products, and it is no different in the home care industry. Online ratings are increasingly important to the success of home care providers, and reviews should be taken seriously, Denise Graab, director of industry marketing at Caring.com, explained […]
Another senior living provider is getting into home care—and it’s not afraid of any seasoned competition. Westport, Connecticut-based senior living provider Maplewood Senior Living recently introduced Maplewood at Home, a new business segment that offers private duty, non-medical services to seniors living in Maplewood communities or in their own homes. The service is geared, in […]
After postponing a vote by one day, the Republican health care bill was pulled from the House floor on Friday, March 24, effectively killing the first attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare. The plan aimed to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, and make good on a long-standing promise by Republicans. On Friday, […]
Happy Monday! While we got our first taste of a warm spring here in Chicago over the weekend, the world kept on turning. Catch up with everything you might have missed last week and over the weekend with our Monday Briefing. To start off your week, read the latest news about the Republican health care […]
As the caregiver shortage continues to worsen across the nation, an alternative business model for home care workers is gaining ground thanks to a new grant project funded by the AARP Foundation. Creating a sustainable pathway to expand home care cooperatives is one goal of the $200,000, two-year grant to Capital Impact Partners from the AARP Foundation’s Evidence-based […]
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