In the aftermath of two major hurricanes, home health agencies across the U.S. are racing to comply with the new emergency preparedness rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) before November’s deadline. But many are finding that the associated costs aren’t so easy to nail down. The rule mandates that heath care providers across […]
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Under a new final rule, home health agencies and other Medicare-certified providers will be required to meet emergency preparedness standards—or face the risk of losing national payor reimbursements. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its long-awaited rule on emergency preparedness at a time when numerous natural disasters over the last few years […]