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In-Home Health Coaching Could Lower Readmission Rates

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New York Improperly Paid $1.4 Billion for Long-Term Care Plans

Legislation

Home Health Groups Concerned After Senate Revives Health Care Reform

Legislation

Home Health Groups Relieved, Wary After Trumpcare Bill Fails

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NAHC Urges Opposition to Increasingly Troubled Trumpcare Bill

Medicaid

New Draft of Health Care Bill Maintains Medicaid Cuts

Medicaid

Caregiver Counseling Could Save Millions in Dementia Costs

Home Health Care

Illinois Ordered to Cough Up More in Medicaid Payments

Home Health Care

2 More Ways Trumpcare Impacts Home Health

Home Health Care

Home Health Industry Reacts to Senate Health Care Bill

Home Health Care

Senate Health Care Bill Pulls Back Medicaid Spending

Medicaid

Falls Projected to Cost Nearly $60 Billion by 2020

Medicaid

5 States Where Home Health Spending Has Grown the Most

Home Health Care

In-Home Care Workforce Not Meeting Growing Demand

Medicaid

Trumpcare Passage, Medicaid Changes in Sight

Medicaid

Judge: Illinois Medicaid Payments Must Be Made Faster

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AARP: Trumpcare Budget Won’t Keep Up With Aging Seniors

Medicaid

Respite Care Needed to Limit Burdens on Family Caregivers

Medicaid

$616 Billion Proposed Medicaid Cut Jeopardizes Home Health

Medicaid

Managed Care Programs Improve Care, Reduce Costs

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CMS Proposes Six-Month Delay for Home Health CoPs

Home Health Care

Obamacare Replacement Bill is a Mixed Bag for Home Health

Home Care

Almost Family Seeks a ‘Level Playing Field’ in Managed Care

CMS

GAO: Poor Data Collection Hampers CMS’ Personal Care Oversight

Home Care

GAO: Medicaid’s Approach to Home Care Needs More Uniformity

Fraud

Three Sentenced to Prison for $3 Million Medicaid Fraud

Fraud

Home Health Fraud Paid for Couple’s $900,000 Dream House

Fraud

Home Health Agency to Pay $1.8 Million For Kickback Scheme

Home Health Care

Average Home Health Medicaid Rate Increased in 2015

Home Care

How the Government, Payers May Start Judging Home-Based Care

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OIG: Home Care Medicaid Fraud ‘Persistent,’ Harms Patients

CMS

The Case for Aligning Medicare and Medicaid Home Health Benefits

Home Care

Addus Beefs Up Growth Aims After Receiving Delayed Payments

Home Care

Kindred at Home Exec Leads Charge to Expand Hospice Services

CMS

Senators Push for Pre-Claim Delay After ‘Complete Mess’ in Illinois

Home Health Care

D.C. Home Care Agencies Smacked Again for Alleged Unpaid Wages

Home Care

NYTimes: Managed Care’s ‘Perverse Incentives’ Victimize Home Care Patients

Fraud

Home Health Agencies Implicated in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud

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Cigna Urges Court to Drop Home Care False Claims Suit

Fraud

Husband, Wife Get Prison Time in $80 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

Medicaid

Lawmakers Clash Over Managed Care for Home Health

Home Health Care

Sick Kids Pay the Price for Low Home Health Medicaid Rates

Home Health Care

Telehealth Gains Traction with Medicaid, But States Vary Widely

Medicaid

Home Health Owner Sentenced to 5 Years in $7 Million Scheme

Legislation

Proposed Law Would Protect Medicaid Payments During Fraud Cases

Medicaid

Obama Budget Proposes $10 Million Boost for Aging Programs

Home Care

Editor’s Picks: Medicaid Face-to-Face Rule

Home Care

Large-Scale Home Health Crackdown Begins in Massachusetts

Legislation

Industry Greets New Face-to-Face Rule with Cautious Optimism

CMS

CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid Face-to-Face Requirement

Medicaid

Editor’s Picks, Holiday Edition: Bundled Payment Models

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Lack of Oversight Blamed in Poor Home Health Labor Standards

Home Care

Next Wave of Seniors Rejects Nursing Homes, Fears Burdening Family

Home Care

PACE Provider Raises Eyebrows by Seeking For-Profit Status

Home Care

50 Home Health Workers Go Without Pay in North Carolina

Fraud

Home Care Owners Found Guilty in $80 Million Fraud Scheme

Medicaid

Medicaid Crisis Brewing Over Home Care Wage Rule

Home Care

Medicaid Drives Home Health for Dementia Care

Home Care

Why Texas Home Health Agencies Could Face Bleak Future

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DOL Wage Rule Takes Effect, Provider Reaction Mixed

Medicaid

Senators Bash CMS Over Home Health Payment Cuts

Featured

WSJ: Why Aging in Place Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Hospice

Hospice Shifts from Home to Hospital

Home Care

Addus, Other Home Care Providers Form Lobbying Group

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Home Health Payments Still in Limbo After Univita Collapse

Home Health Care

New Jersey Pushed to Return $32 Million in Home Health Payments

Home Health Care

New York Home Health Agency to Pay $6 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement

Medicaid

Editor’s Picks: NAHC on Face-to-Face Lawsuit, Bundled Payment Risk

Home Health Care

House Bill Aims to Expand Home, Community Care Options

Home Care

Major Workforce Overhaul Needed for Home Health Care Coordination

CMS

Home Health Business Briefs: Amedisys in New Medicare Model, WillCare Update

Acquisitions

Home Health Business Briefs: Encompass, Ensign Group

Home Health Care

Home Health Mess in New Hampshire Costs Providers, Seniors

Fraud

Indiana Home Health Companies to Pay $1.5 Million in Fraud Settlement

Home Health Care

Home Health Agencies Give Cold Shoulder to Medi-Cal Patients

DME

Home Health Providers Nabbed in Historic, $712 Million Fraud Takedown

Home Health Care

D.C. Home Care Agencies Hit with Third Wage Theft Lawsuit

CMS

CMS Punts on Sought-After Home Health Changes for ACOs

Home Care

M&A Trends: Home Health Companies Fetch Higher Prices, Attract Diverse Buyers

Home Care

Most Read: Home Health Margins Plummet, Retaining Staff on a Budget

CMS

OIG Pushes for More Staff Background Checks in Home Health

Data

VNA Leader: Home Health Care’s ‘Sputnik Moment’ Is Now

Home Care

State Policies Make Home Care Harder to Access

CMS

Most Read: Inside the Newest Home Health Star Ratings

Acquisitions

Home Health Business Briefs: Extendicare Acquires Revera

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Most Read: Top Home Health Provider Mulls Name Change, Hospital-at-Home Programs

Home Care

Home Health Aides Paid Hundreds for Fraudulent Certifications

Fraud

Home Health Aides Are No. 1 Medicaid Fraud Offenders

Fraud

Back-Pay Lawsuit Could Spark $150 Million Home Care Fight

Home Care

Battle over Home Care Unions Heats Up with Lawsuit

HHS

Supreme Court Rules Against Home Health Companies Seeking Higher Payments

Home Care

New Housing Task Force to Tackle Home Care Barriers

CMS

Govt Rule Encourages Home Health Data in Hospital EHRs

Home Care

Non-Agency Home Care Workers Fight for their Jobs

CMS

Most Read: Home Health Paying Off for Kindred, Retirees Rank Home Care No. 1

CMS

Home Health Quality Has Improved, CMS Reports

CMS

Feds Track Down Accused Fraudsters in $2.4 Million Home Health Scheme

Medicaid

Ruling on Home Health Referrals Broadens Risk

Fraud

Home Health Fraudster Pleads Guilty to $13 Million Scheme

Fraud

Home Care Company to Pay $5 Million Over Doc Assessments

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