A new piece of proposed legislation that would reform the Medicare competitive bidding program to make it more equitable is being met with positive reception among government officials and industry leaders. The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act, H.R. 4920, if passed, would make bids from suppliers to provide durable medical equipment, prosthetic and orthotic devices and […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a landmark decision that Illinois home care workers who provide personal assistant care services are exempt from having to join and pay union dues. The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) ruled 5-4 in Harris v. Quinn, stating that home care workers should not be required to pay […]
Fifteen years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling and one year following a report showing that many states have not made adequate progress in ensuring the availability of home- and community-based services (HCBS), a U.S. Senator is now taking action with a new piece of legislation. This week, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced The Community […]
The Affordable Care Act’s employer insurance mandate, one of the most controversial elements of the health care reform law, has been the center of focus for home care agencies nationwide, and two congressmen are now taking action. As part of the mandate, companies with 50 or more full-time employees will be fined for failing to […]
A bi-partisan bill introduced this week by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives aims to correct what some believe to be a crucial flaw in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME). H.R. 4920, the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014, would make […]
As the nation undergoes a changing marijuana regulatory landscape, rife with opposing state and federal statutes, home health care providers are left to determine their own policies on the Schedule 1 drug as it gains approval in more and more states. In Arizona, passage of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act in 2010 encouraged some providers to […]
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice and two other advocacy organizations have filed a lawsuit aiming to overturn a law by the U.S. Department of Labor, which they suggest has a negative impact on consumer-directed home care. The NAHC, Home Care Association of America and the International Franchise Association have filed suit against the […]
After months of planning, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has finally filed its lawsuit last week against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) over allegations regarding the federal agency’s rule for face-to-face physician encounters. The NAHC Board of Directors approved the lawsuit before its June 5 filing, citing the […]
Sylvia Burwell will serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after a bipartisan majority of Senators voted 78-17 Thursday in favor of President Obama’s nomination, the White House announced. Burwell replaces Kathleen Sebelius as the second Cabinet official to oversee the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. Sebelius resigned […]
With an aging population that will see one in four Michigan residents reach age 60 or older by 2030, Governor Rick Snyder is pressing the state’s legislature for a stronger commitment to home- and community-based services, reports local ABC-10 News. Placing a stronger emphasis on home- and community-based services and funding services to end waiting […]
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