For patients and providers, working through the post-acute health care system in the U.S. is a tall task. It often involves a wide range of providers and vendors. There’s lots of talk around interoperability in these circles, but that goal of seamless coordination is generally not met on the ground. Generally, interoperability refers to the […]
When National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi left a home health care-focused hearing in Washington D.C., earlier this month, he did so on an emotional high. That’s because, after a long two years for home health providers and advocates, things were finally starting to look up. The hearing he attended was […]
The mission of all home health agencies is to improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes, at least in part. Some of those providers do not feel like the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) is helping in either of those areas. “With the extra burden that you have that comes with RCD, it really hasn’t changed or […]
The Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 was introduced Thursday. Its largest objective is to prevent further cuts to home health payments in 2024 and beyond. The bill, if passed, would also strip the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of some of its payment-rate setting power and force the The Medicare […]
Solving the toughest workforce issues in home-based care will come down to consistent messaging, a detail-oriented focus and intense advocacy. That was the message during a joint webinar from the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), which took a closer look at ways to combat […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recent proposed rule for Medicaid may cap business for certain providers, but industry experts believe the government agency is likely foreshadowing its intentions for the final rule. The new rule would force 80% of payment to go to workers in home- and community-based services (HCBS). There […]
Home health providers know Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be a part of the future. The task now is to prove their value to those plans. “These insurance companies are not what I would consider dumb care companies anymore,” Beau Sorensen, COO of First Choice Home Health & Hospice, said during a National Association for […]
In tandem with an executive order, the White House announced a bevy of directives for government agencies on Tuesday, many of which were centered around bettering home-based care. Perhaps most notable is the timing, however. As states work through their budgets and potential Medicaid spending, the Biden administration has put home care at the forefront […]
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed a class action lawsuit that accused the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of failing to properly administer the Medicare home health benefit. The plaintiffs had argued the home health services required under Medicare law were wholly insufficient. Medicare law authorizes coverage […]
During the last week of March, hundreds of stakeholders vied on behalf of home-based care in Washington, D.C., either physically or through Zoom. Personal home care provider and advocate voices did so with an excitement for the future, fresh off the high of the president mentioning multiple times in a month. Conversely, home health care’s […]
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