A recent court ruling against a home health care company could mean trouble for providers struggling financially as a result of Medicare recoupment, at least one legal expert believes. Currently, home health care providers that are overpaid for Medicare services are not required to repay the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) while […]
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The U.S. Department of Labor has updated guidance that its field staff will use in investigating home care registries to determine whether they are directly employing workers. It is a “longstanding position” of the DOL that the typical home care registry does not directly employ caregivers, according to the July 13 bulletin. However, registries become […]