The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday launched a “one-stop shop” for state Medicaid agencies and in-home care stakeholders. The goal of the new digital tool is to “advance transparency and innovation” for home- and community-based services (HCBS), according to the agency. The one-stop shop specifically offers detailed information on how […]
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Seema Verma served as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2017 to 2021. While that run makes Verma the longest-serving admin in the modern history of the agency, it also gives her a unique perspective on the future of health care in the U.S., including the ongoing shift toward […]
President Joe Biden unveiled a new six-pronged national COVID-19 strategy on Thursday, including stronger requirements around vaccinations for U.S. workers. Home health agencies were among the health care organizations explicitly mentioned in the plan. Along with either requiring or pushing American workers to get vaccinated, the Biden administration’s strategy calls for increased testing and masking […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made a major update to the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD), one that home health providers will undoubtedly be thrilled about. On Sept. 1, agencies in Florida and North Carolina are set to roll out RCD. One of the major complaints as the date loomed was […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed home health payment rule came out in late June. The public comment period closes Friday, which means providers are running out of time to voice their concerns. Overall, providers seem to be generally happy about the proposed rule, which includes a 1.7% — or $310 […]
A recently published study by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is sure to add more fuel to the fire for the “Choose Home” initiative and other movements aiming to bring more care into the home. Specifically, the study found that although nursing home residents only represent 2% of the Medicare population, […]
The home health industry is once again in line for a major regulatory change. This time, it’s the looming expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, which has been active in nine demonstration states since 2016. As part of its most recent home health proposed payment rule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & […]
‘It’s Just Wrong on Every Level’: Home Health Insiders Object to Review Choice Demonstration Details
The rollout of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) has been anything but smooth. The initiative implemented to reduce improper billing and fraud in select states has been plagued by issues like COVID-19-related delays and missteps by CMS and its contractors, among others. Despite the flaws, the demo […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new emergency regulation Wednesday requiring staff COVID-19 vaccinations within all nursing homes reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid. Up until now, health care providers in many states have been left to develop their own in-house vaccination policies for workers. In some instances, however, health care providers […]
Officials from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are again touting the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model as one of the agency’s most successful programs ever. In a Health Affairs article published Thursday, top CMS officials at CMS — including Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure — looked back at a decade of alternative […]
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