Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) president and CEO Benjamin Breier sounded off on the proposed home health groupings model (HHGM), vowing to work with the industry and regulators to craft a solution that works for all parties. “The home health industry is undeniably united in its negative view of the rule, and will take a […]
Home health care providers have become an integral part of bundled payment initiatives, and more are likely on the way. Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) 2.0 or Advance BPCI is expected to be announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imminently, providing an opportunity for home health to get in on the […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to extend the home health moratorium, the agency announced in a rule to the Federal Register. The move comes despite recent criticism that the moratorium, which places a temporary ban on new home health care agencies from providing Medicare-certified home health care, is not working. The […]
Home health care providers are on edge after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposal Tuesday to overhaul the Medicare payment system, with major restructuring changes that could result in a payment cut of $950 million to home health care agencies in 2019. Stock values for Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), Almost Family (Nasdaq: […]
Republicans unveiled a new version of their health care bill in the Senate on Thursday. Several major amendments have been made to the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), but the bill still contains deep cuts to Medicaid funding over the next decade. Medicaid Funding Worries The biggest uproar about the Republican plan has originated from its deep cuts to […]
Home modifications are proven to help keep seniors at home longer through retirement and to save Medicare dollars, which may be why a bill to provide a tax credit for adjustments at home is gaining traction. The bill, Senior Accessible Housing Act, allows qualified individuals to claim a tax credit up to a lifetime limitation of […]
Hawaiian families can say “aloha” to funding to help pay for home care services for a family member, after Gov. David Ige signed the Kupuna Caregivers Program into law. Kupuna is the Hawaiian word for elderly. The new program gives eligible families up to $70 per day to help pay for in-home care services to better […]
After proposing to push back the implementation date of the new home health care conditions of participation (CoPs)—the requirements for home health care agencies (HHAs) to participate in Medicare—the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the rule on Friday, July 7. The effective date for HHAs to comply with the new requirements is Jan. […]
More hospice patients are being discharged before their death, raising a question about whether hospice companies are financially motivated to do so. One recent study found there is in fact a positive association between higher hospice margins and higher rates of live discharge. Over the last decade, the “live discharge” rate—the rate at which patients are discharged […]
With the Republican health care plan awaiting its day for a vote, home health care providers are determining how the bill will impact Americans—and their businesses. The biggest outcry from the home health care industry has been about the significant cuts to the Medicaid program, estimated to be more than $800 billion in the House version […]
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