51% Of Home-Based Care Organizations Plan To Dive Into Higher-Acuity Care Models

Many people still consider home health and home care as sectors completely separate from hospital-at-home care. Increasingly, however, that is not the case. As more care comes into the home, home-based care organizations are finding ways to become involved – whether through partnerships or proprietary programs. In 2023, over half of home-based care organizations plan […]

HHCN FUTURE Conference: Fireside Chat with Homecare Homebase

This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Scott Decker, CEO of Homecare Homebase. The discussion took place on September 15, 2022 during the Home Health Care News FUTURE Conference in New York City. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. […]

Homecare Homebase’s Data-Driven Pushback Against The Home Health Proposed Payment Rule

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed home health payment rule for 2023 reasonably ruffled feathers across the industry. When given the opportunity to respond, interested parties pointed out some of the potential effects of the proposal, if finalized. Among them: reduced access to care and a worsening patient-to-clinician ratio. One of […]

Medicare Cuts Threaten To Destabilize Home Health Workforce

Medicare-reimbursement cuts to home health agencies in 2023 threaten to destabilize the workforce, namely through handcuffing operators by limiting their ability to offer competitive compensation. The 2023 home health proposed payment rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to cut agency payments by an aggregate 4.2%, or $810 million, next […]