The home health community has voiced support for the potential rate increase in the proposed home health payment rule for calendar year 2027, while noting a few caveats. Providers and advocates are now filing comments as the window for public comments draws to a close. Commenters broadly praised the proposed rule change, while also urging […]
Dane Ruccio, Senior Product Director at Axxess, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a high-performing employee who is 40 years of age or younger, a passionate worker who knows how […]
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced a broader push to coordinate payers, providers, technology vendors and developers around shared standards for electronic prior authorization. He set a Jan. 1, 2027, deadline for certain CMS-regulated payers to implement electronic prior authorization interfaces. “When a health care provider […]
While the home health care industry faces pressure to sustain margins while innovating care models and reimbursement arrangements, technology has emerged as the critical lever that enables providers to do so – even as tech tools require investments of their own. Uncertainty within the industry, such as that caused by the proposed CY2026 Medicare home […]
A national network of home-based care providers has built a business affiliate program designed to bolster its advocacy efforts. Hearts for Home Care’s (H4HC) members engage in public advocacy and education as well as lobbying state governments and federal lawmakers. The organization’s new business affiliates will add their voices to those efforts. The inaugural class […]
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. Megan Paske, Senior Director of Client Success at Axxess, has been named a 2025 Future Leader by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a high-performing employee who […]
Home health operators and stakeholders have publicly criticized the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed home health payment rule for calendar year 2026 since its announcement in June. Now, interested parties are filing official comments as the public comment period for the proposed home health rule nears its end. The public comment […]
Pennant Group expands California presence with the acquisition of GrandCare Health Services The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has acquired GrandCare Health Services in Southern California. Moving forward, the agency will be known as Grand Care Home Health. It will serve Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties, thereby expanding Pennant’s service area in […]
On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled its proposal for the 2026 home health payment rule. Providers and industry advocates quickly spoke out to warn of the risks associated with “the largest cut ever proposed.” Home health stakeholders called the proposed cuts “devastating” and “a matter of life and death.” […]
Staffing shortages, reimbursement cuts, staying competitive in a crowded market, the rising cost of care — if you ask home-based care providers about the challenges they’re currently facing, these are some of the responses you will receive. Despite these headwinds, some home-based care leaders have a much sunnier 2025 outlook than one would expect–or at […]
