Virginia Home Care Owners Indicted for $1.3 Million Fraud

A trio of Virginia home care providers have been indicted for their roles in fraudulently obtaining $1.3 million of Medicaid payments, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday. W. Wayne Perry, Jr. and Angela Perry were each indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of health care fraud, 24 counts of false statements […]

Addus HomeCare’s Q3 Profits Up 43%, Announces New Acquisitions

Home and community-based services provider Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ADUS) reported a 43% increase in net income in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013 driven by increased average census. Net income rose from nearly $1.8 million in 2012’s third quarter to nearly $2.6 million, while net income from continuing operations increased 25.7% to $2.8 million, or […]

Virginia Home Care Owners Indicted for $1.3 Million Fraud

A trio of Virginia home care providers have been indicted for their roles in fraudulently obtaining $1.3 million of Medicaid payments, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday. W. Wayne Perry, Jr. and Angela Perry were each indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of health care fraud, 24 counts of false statements […]

NY Identifies $496 Million in Home Health Medicaid Error Payments

The state of New York has recovered more than $200 million from the federal government after identifying more than twice that amount in payment errors related to home care beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.  The N.Y. Department of Health’s Fiscal Group received a $211 million payment representing the state’s share of […]

Telehealth Providers Say New Bill Will Cut Down on Costs

Support for new legislation on telemedicine will cut Medicare and Medicaid costs, the American Telemedicine Association said this week in response to a bill introduced by four members of Congress that would cover some tele health services under Medicare payment bundles for post-acute care.  H.R 3306, The Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013, introduced October 22 […]

Joint Commission Reapplies for Home Health Accreditation Recognition

The Joint Commission has applied to renew its home health agency accreditation program, with the Federal Register soliciting public comment on whether the organization’s requirements meet or exceed the Medicare conditions of participation.  In order to provide reimbursable services to Medicare beneficiaries, home health agencies must meet certain requirements under the Social Security Act, which […]

Home Care Software Provider Recognized by National Medicaid Council

ContinuLink, a web-based home care software solutions provider, has been recognized by the National Council on Medicaid Home Care as its inaugural Business Associate sponsor and member of the Medicaid Council. The Business Associate member category was recently created by the Council, an affiliate of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, to recognize […]

Michigan Cuts Medicaid Funding for Inpatient Hospice Beneficiaries

Michigan will no longer reimburse the state’s licensed in-patient hospice providers for room and board for Medicaid beneficiaries, effective this week. “This summer, our staff noticed inconsistencies in the way that we were reimbursing hospice providers. There are approximately 21 licensed hospice residence facilities in the state of Michigan, and we identified inconsistencies with 11 […]

Home Health Groups Applaud Long-Term Care Commission’s Efforts

Trade groups representing the home health industry are voicing support for several aspects of the Commission on Long-Term Care’s final report to Congress, which includes a recommendation that would expand access to Medicare coverage for home care.  The vision of the bipartisan, federally-appointed long-term care panel is to create “a more responsive, integrated, person-centered, and […]

SCAN Health Plan Grants $2 Million for Home-Based Care

 SCAN Health Plan recently awarded the Alliance for Leadership and Education (ALE) a $2 million grant to facilitate aging in place for California’s most vulnerable seniors. The not-for-profit health plans’ grant will fund the delivery of community-based home health services for Californians who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal (Medicaid) through the state’s Community-Based […]