Home health agencies are still unsure what a recent overhaul of Medicare’s accountable care organization (ACO) program means for them. They will be affected, experts say, but how and to what extent remains unclear. Called “Pathways to Success,” the new policies for ACOs were announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about […]
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is once again calling for steep cuts to the Medicare base payment rate for home health agencies. MedPAC’s recommendation comes despite the U.S. health care system’s steady march into the home and the fact more care is being delivered in residential settings. Specifically, MedPAC officials are recommending that Congress […]
A judge has ordered the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to accept telemonitoring reimbursement requests from home health providers, who claim the agency has failed to do so since the beginning of the year. That’s according to the Austin American-Statesman. Previously, Home Health Care News reported on the four home health companies behind […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) says pay for home health aides can exclude travel and vary weekly as long as it still meets or exceeds minimum hourly wage. But overtime pay must be calculated accordingly. That’s according to guidance in an opinion letter from the department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The letter addresses […]
A proposed change to the nation’s immigration policies could spell further trouble for home care providers that are already facing steep workforce challenges, according to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). In September, the Trump Administration put forward a proposal that would change the so-called “public charge rule.” This change would broaden […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) did not meet its publicly announced Monday goal of launching the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) in Illinois. RCD is a revamped version of CMS’ widely opposed Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) from 2016, an initiative that required home health providers to send in their Medicare claims earlier in […]
Seven of Vermont’s 10 home health and hospice agencies will lose significant funding as a result of recent changes to Medicare’s rural add-on payments. In 2018, rural home health agencies across the country received a 3% rural add-on payment increase. The payment bumps, which providers have been receiving for several years, help in dealing with obstacles […]
Date: Thursday, October 4th Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central Time Register Now PDGM is set to disrupt the home health industry and how it does business today. Evaluating and understanding the impact on agencies should be top of mind when planning for the future. This new regulation will require agencies to make substantial changes […]
Date: Thursday, October 4th Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central Time Register Now PDGM is set to disrupt the home health industry and how it does business today. Evaluating and understanding the impact on agencies should be top of mind when planning for the future. This new regulation will require agencies to make substantial changes […]
Whenever policymakers aim potentially controversial or burdensome regulations at the home health industry, stakeholders big and small typically march in lockstep to ward off attacks. But this year’s proposed iteration of pre-claim review appears to be an exception. There is a noticeable divide between larger home health providers and smaller ones—and a more muted overall […]
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