When the federal government introduced the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), officials made it clear that PPP loans were designed to help small businesses stay afloat and afford payroll amid the coronavirus. In the home-based care space, however, the problem is that many small business owners might not be equipped to deal with the intricacies and […]
Category: Legislation
A recently introduced federal bill aims to dramatically reduce red tape for Medicare-certified home health providers — at least for now. In May, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez — a Democrat from New York — introduced a bill that would allow home health providers to be reimbursed for services without adhering to the in-person face-to-face Medicare […]
Home health providers have had to navigate through a slew of regulatory changes over the past three months. Some of those changes will end up permanent, while others are bound to go away. Non-physician certification, telehealth technology and new infection control protocols are examples of long-lasting changes linked to the COVID-19 virus. Meanwhile, cash flow […]
Home-based care providers who have received emergency relief loans as a result of the coronavirus are in luck. Some commonly criticized aspects of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are on the chopping block. On Wednesday, the Senate unanimously voted to approve a bill to reform the program, which was created by the CARES Act and […]
For providers still looking to secure some of the Provider Relief Fund money mandated by the CARES Act, they have until Wednesday to accept the terms and conditions and submit revenue information to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In April, $30 billion was dispersed as an initial distribution of the general […]
Although this may soon change, home health providers remain limited in using telehealth technologies in their day-to-day operations. In March, Congress made it clear through the CARES Act that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should do everything in its power to promote the use of telehealth tools during the COVID-19 emergency. […]
In an effort to ease some of the COVID-19 burden, federal regulators have relaxed certain restrictions on home-based care providers since the Trump administration declared a public health emergency on March 13. But while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and other agencies loosen their grip, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) […]
VNA Health Group was one of the first home health care agencies to candidly speak about its experience with the coronavirus — and it has been a vocal industry advocate on the topic ever since. President and CEO Dr. Steven Landers detailed some of the organization’s financial and regulatory challenges for Home Health Care News […]
Here’s the situation: Amid the coronavirus, a home health provider needs to figure out how to source enough personal protective equipment (PPE) so that its 3,000 caregivers can serve roughly 9,000 senior patients. While looking for supplies, it must also consider that pricing is 10 times higher than usual and the fact the organization has […]
Despite significant roadblocks, the home health industry is getting closer to securing direct reimbursement for visits delivered via telehealth technology, industry insiders believe. Over the past two few months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the White House have taken numerous steps to ramp up the use of telehealth services during the […]
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