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Innovation

UnitedHealth Group Encouraged by More MA Benefits

Medicare

U.S. Markets Less Saturated with Home Health Providers

CMS

Greater Proportion of Home Health Agencies Earn 5-Star Rating

Home Health Care

4 Ways Home Health is Readying Itself for a Value-Based Economy

Home Health Care

CMS To Be Flexible in Enforcing Medicaid Home Health Rule

Medicare

CMS Officially Adds Non-Skilled In-Home Care as Medicare Advantage Benefit

Home Health Care

Must-Read News: An ACO Takes on Hospital at Home

Home Health Care

CMS to Home Health: ‘Sky is Not Falling’ Over Lack of CoP Guidelines

Innovation

ACO Bets Hospital at Home is The Future

Home Health Care

Home Health Executives Interpret Payment Reform Proposal

Home Health Care

MedPAC Recommends 5% Home Health Payment Cut to Congress

Home Health Care

Home Health Experts Suggest Improvements to New Payment Model

Home Health Care

Providers Urge CMS to Enact Medicare Advantage Home Care Proposal

CMS

Hospice Compare Now Includes Consumer Survey Data

Medicaid

Home Health Spending Projected to Outpace All Other Types of Care

Medicare

White House Budget Calls for Home Health Payment Cuts

Home Care

Medicare Advantage Home Care Proposal Excites Providers, Payers

Home Health Care

Spending Bill Holds Wins and Losses for Home Health Care

Home Health Care

New Home Health Payment Reform Moves Closer to Reality

Home Care

Must-Read News: Encompass Health Updates With New Brand

Legislation

Therapy Caps Force Providers to Adjust Operations

Featured

CMS to Allow Non-Skilled Home Care Benefit in Medicare Advantage

Fraud

Fraud Watch: Doctor’s Conviction Overturned

CMS

CMS Again Extends Moratoria on New Home Health Agencies

Home Health Care

Agencies Show Improvements on Home Health Compare

Home Health Care

More Guidance Released on Home Health CoP Surveys

News

Must Read News: CoP Uncertainty, Caregivers Jumping Ship

News

Release Date Still Uncertain for Home Health CoP Guidelines

Legislation

RAISE Family Caregivers Act Passes Congress

CMS

CMS Introduces New Bundled Payment Model

Home Health Care

Home Health Agencies Anxious Without Final Guidelines for CoPs

CMS

CMS Issues Data Guidance on Hospice Compare

Home Health Care

NAHC Warns of Home Health Cuts up to $6 Billion in Tax Extenders

Home Health Care

Top Home Health Care Stories of 2017

Medicaid

Removal of Flu Vaccine Measure to Boost Home Health Star Ratings

Home Health Care

CMS Struggles to Find Participants in Home Health Data Beta Test

CMS

Home Health Care Spending Rose Modestly in 2016

Home Health Care

Must-Read News: CoPs Will Not Be Delayed

HHS

Trump HHS Pick Says ‘Amen’ to Home Health Benefits

CMS

Medicare Advantage Value-Based Care Expands to 25 States

CMS

Hospice Compare Search Function Misfiring

CMS

Task Force Urges CMS to Preserve Value Based Payment Models

News

CMS Will Not Delay Home Health CoPs

Home Health Care

AFAM, LHC Group CEOs Talk Growth, Industry Influence

Home Health Care

Must-Read News: OASIS Changes

News

Why There are More Payroll Lawsuits in Home Care

Home Health Care

Almost Family Proposes A Different Groupings Payment Model

CMS

Kindred Projects Home Health Recovery After Storm-Battered Third Quarter

Medicaid

CMS to Improve Medicaid Program

News

Despite HHGM Threat, LHC Group Acquires At Rapid Pace in 2017

News

Must-Read News: No HHGM—For Now

Home Health Care

Home Health Stocks Rebound After HHGM Takes Backseat

News

Bundled Payment Report Illustrates Increased Demand for Home Health

Home Health Care

[Updated] CMS Finalizes Home Health Payment Rule Without HHGM

Home Health Care

What Home Health Learned From the CoP Interpretive Guidelines Draft

Home Health Care

Draft of CoP Interpretive Guidelines Released

Acquisitions

Under HHGM Threat, Encompass Acquires With Caution

Home Health Care

Proposal to Withdraw Groupings Model Hits Congressional Committee

News

Must-Read News: Star Ratings Unchanged in Q3

Data

What to Expect in Hospice Care in 2018

Home Health Care

The Hidden Rate Cut Inside HHGM

Home Health Care

With No Guidance, Another CoP Delay Could Be Coming

Home Health Care

Home Health Groupings Model Has a 50/50 Chance

Medicare

Income Level, Race Tied to Worse Home Health Outcomes

Legislation

HHGM Bill Would Delay But Not Halt Massive Medicare Cuts

CMS

Home Health Providers Affected by Maria Exempt from Quality Reporting

CMS

$39 Million Repayment Order Prompts Restructuring at Amedisys

CMS

CMS Withdraws Redundant Same-Sex Spousal Rights Proposal

Fraud

Must-Read News: Fraud Prevention

Home Health Care

Groupings Model Cuts Are Bigger Than CMS Predictions

Home Health Care

Lawmakers Join Fight Against Home Health Groupings Model

Home Health Care

After Hurricanes, Senators Call for Oversight Committee on Senior Safety

Home Health Care

Home Health Referral Sources are Protected in Florida

Home Health Care

New Obamacare Repeal and Replace Could Hit Home Health Hard

CMS

CMS Grants Reporting Exceptions for Home Health Providers Affected by Irma

Home Health Care

Preparing for Sharknado and Home Health Regulatory Hurdles

Home Health Care

Home Health Advocates Step Up HHGM Fight in Nation’s Capital

Medicaid

New York Improperly Paid $1.4 Billion for Long-Term Care Plans

Featured

Emergency Preparedness Costs Vary for Home Health Agencies

News

Must-Read News: Hurricane Irma Hits Hard

News

Hospitals and Home Health Agencies Have Increasingly Common Investors

Home Health Care

Bundled Payment Changes Negatively Impact Home Health

Home Health Care

Home Health Agencies Affected by Harvey Receive Disaster Exemption

Medicare

Home Health Associations Say Groupings Model is ‘Fraught with Risks’

Home Health Care

Must-Read News: CMS Proposes Canceling Mandatory Bundles

Featured

Home Health Agencies Brace for November’s Emergency Prep Rule

Medicare

CMS Proposes to Cancel Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

Home Health Care

Brookdale to Lean on Ancillary Services in Ultra-Competitive Environment

Home Health Care

Monday’s Must-Read News: CEOs React to Groupings Model

CMS

Kindred CEO Sounds Off on Home Health Payment Rule

News

Bundled Payments 2.0 Coming Soon

News

Medicare Hospice Payments to Increase by $180 Million in 2018

Home Health Care

Must-Read News: Payment System Overhaul

Medicare

CMS Extends Home Health Moratorium

Home Health Care

Amedisys CEO: Groupings Model ‘Not Over Until It’s Over’

Medicare

Home Health Stocks Tank in Wake of Potential $950 Million Payment Cut

CMS

[Updated] CMS Moves Forward with New Home Health Payment Model

CMS

Home Health Market Saturation by State

Medicare

OIG to Target Home Health Billing Practices

Medicare

Must-Read News: Outpatient Payment Update

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