Audits from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) can often catch home health agencies by surprise. And after a slower audit period during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts told Home Health Care News that providers should expect a ramp-up in audits over the next year. Battling that element of […]
Although it may seem like the federal government is picking on the home health industry in recent weeks, at least they are paying attention to an industry that continues to grow and is in high demand. That was one of the many messages from William A. Dombi, the president of the National Association for Home […]
Home-based care industry insiders are encouraged by the steps the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking in releasing its first ever home- and community-based services (HCBS) quality measures. While it’s still early in the process, experts believe now is the time for providers to begin talks with state agencies in order to […]
Aging in place is difficult for many Americans, but it’s even more difficult for those living in rural areas. Things are additionally hard on in-home care providers in such parts of the country. To ensure access to home health services, the Medicare program has historically provided a rural add-on payment to agencies, giving them slightly […]
Home health providers should brace themselves for a potential Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) battle with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) later this year. Implemented on Jan. 1, 2020, PDGM is the largest overhaul to how Medicare-certified home health agencies are paid in two decades. And normally when CMS implements something of […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday it will distribute more than $110 million to expand access to home- and community-based services (HCBS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. The MFP demonstration began in 2007 and was funded by the Affordable Care Act through 2016. The goal of the […]
President Joe Biden unveiled a new six-pronged national COVID-19 strategy on Thursday, including stronger requirements around vaccinations for U.S. workers. Home health agencies were among the health care organizations explicitly mentioned in the plan. Along with either requiring or pushing American workers to get vaccinated, the Biden administration’s strategy calls for increased testing and masking […]
Since COVID-19 vaccines became more widely available in the U.S., home health providers have been working to “get shots in the arms” of vulnerable, homebound populations. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new support for those providers on Wednesday. As part of the Biden administration’s commitment to increasing access to vaccinations, […]
Given a choice, the vast majority of U.S. adults would still prefer to receive long-term care in their own homes instead of moving into a nursing facility or senior living community, according to a new study from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. But while nearly everyone wants to age in place, few actually […]
The home health industry hasn’t given up on securing telehealth reimbursement during the public health emergency. Their tenacity is being rewarded with recent legislative movement on Capitol Hill. A group of bipartisan Senators on Thursday introduced S. 1309, the new version of the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act under the current Congress. […]
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