The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against Care.com, alleging that the company’s platform systematically deceived caregivers seeking jobs and failed to provide a simple way for families to cancel their paid memberships. Care.com is an online platform that connects people seeking to hire workers for various jobs – such as child and older […]
Category: Regulation
On July 22 the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association (CDPAANYS) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health (DOH). The suit alleges that the DOH made unlawful changes to how Medicaid reimburses companies that administer the Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program (CDPAP), which allows patients to hire and train their own in-home care providers. This […]
A U.S. judge decided not to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on non-compete agreements this week, continuing an ongoing saga that home care providers are paying close attention to. Broadly, the ban on non-competes is seen as generally positive for home care leaders, who can now freely move on to better career opportunities. […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last week told reporters that the state’s self-directed home care program has become a “racket.” While New York’s program – dubbed the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) – is unique, self- and consumer-directed home care has become a much more popular model over the last few years across the […]
As home health providers continue to digest the proposed payment rule for 2025, National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. Dombi believes that the industry will ultimately see a comparatively toned down final rule. “We believe we will not end up with this proposed rule as a final rule,” he said […]
The home health industry has its very own boogeyman — the bad actor. However, there’s a difference between providers that have made errors in claims processing or quality of care provisions versus those taking part in purposeful fraudulent activity, according to National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. Dombi. “The outright […]
Home care providers are navigating headwinds that include, but are not limited to, the 80/20 provision, the FTC ban on non-competes and increased workplace violence. Arguably, there are more legal considerations for leaders now than there were even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home Health Care News recently caught up with home care insiders Angelo Spinola […]
The following is an op-ed submitted by: Ken Albert, CEO, Andwell Health Partners; David Causby, CEO, Gentiva; Marcylle Combs, CEO, MAC Legacy; Brent Korte, CEO, Frontpoint Health; John Olajide, CEO, Axxess; Billy Simione, Managing Principal, SimiTree; Jennifer Sheets, the former CEO of Interim HealthCare; Susan Ponder-Stansel, CEO, Alivia Care; David Totaro, Chief Government Affairs Officer, […]
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to finalize a new rule largely prohibiting employers from enforcing non-competes against workers. While the regulatory timeline on the non-compete ban is fairly immediate, the rule will face intense legal pressure from a variety of groups, mainly of which will come from health care. Regardless […]
On Tuesday, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials vehemently backed the thought process behind the “80-20” wage mandate in home- and community-based services (HCBS). Providers and advocates, on the other hand, continued to argue that the policy could be disastrous. During a press call Tuesday, CMS stuck with the theme that, in general, […]
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