When the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 was signed into law in February, a new home health payment system was back on the table. However, language of the bill left some unanswered questions about what the new model will look like. Namely, the legislation outlined “30-day units of service,” which does not make clear if […]
The home health care industry has seen consistent reimbursement cuts over the last several years, forcing providers to adapt. There are several reasons regulators and lawmakers think home health can get by with less, but overcoming stigmas about the industry and thinking like an economist can help boost home health’s reputation. “It’s hard to have […]
Palliative care is seeing rising interest and demand, but one of the biggest obstacles to providing it is determining a funding source. For now, palliative care is most often covered when providers are part of a hospital or health system. With the help of a grant-funded program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
Happy Monday, dear Home Health Care News readers. We’re back after a few days in Washington, D.C. at the National Leadership Conference, put on by the Visiting Nurses Association of America (VNAA), ElevatingHome and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation. We’ll be bringing you more coverage from the conference this week. Take a […]
Fast-moving developments on Capitol Hill are all but ensuring that home health care payment reform will be going forward. After the House of Representatives approved a short-term spending bill on Tuesday to fund the government, the Senate introduced its own version Wednesday. Both bills include major health care measures. Among the biggest changes is a new, 30-day […]
House lawmakers approved a new spending bill to keep the federal government running that included several home health provisions, notably the reintroduction of a controversial overhaul to the Medicare payment system known as the home health groupings model (HHGM). HHGM was first floated in the proposed rule setting 2018 Medicare payment rates for home health, but […]
Home health care agencies are complying with new regulations as the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) went into effect January 13. Providers are working to meet the new requirements for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs without the finalized interpretive guidelines (IGs), which offer more detailed information on certain measures. The Centers for Medicare & […]
In the wake of the final 2018 payment rule for home health being released, public companies have seen their stocks skyrocket. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its prospective payment system (PPS) 2018 update final rule on Wednesday without the inclusion of the home health groupings model (HHGM)—a proposed model that would […]
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft of the much-anticipated interpretive guidelines for the Conditions of Participation (CoPs), finally giving home health care agencies some clarity on the new requirements. The draft comes as the deadline for the implementation of the new CoPs is winding down; the effective date […]
A unified compromise proposal has been offered to the House Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee of the Congressional House of Representatives, to withdraw the proposed home health groupings model (HHGM). The model was proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in July as part of the home health prospective […]
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