Some home health care providers believe that chronically ill patients who stand no chance of getting better don’t qualify for Medicare coverage—but they’re mistaken. A 2013 settlement in the court case Jimmo v. Sebelius put that “improvement standard” to rest. As set by that case, Medicare does cover skilled nursing and therapy services, including in-home care, to […]
Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wa., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, introduced the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources and Care Act (EMPOWER Care Act), which renews and expands the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration Program. The MFP program, which has seen participation from 43 states and the District of Columbia as of September 2016, promotes transitioning […]
Despite giving agencies a reprieve this past summer by delaying the implementation of the new home health Conditions of Participation (CoPs), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) remains headstrong in upholding its effective date of January 13, 2018—despite not issuing a final version of Interpretive Guidelines. With no guidelines, industry stakeholders have been […]
The voices of home health providers advocating against Medicare face-to-face documentation requirements have been heard by lawmakers — and providers have reason to be hopeful. The face-to-face documentation requirements, as they stand, are “one of the greatest burdens” faced by home health providers today, according to Sarah Myers, executive director of the Oregon Association for Home Care. […]
Two motions have been filed in the case over the extension of minimum wage and overtime protections to nearly 2 million home care workers, one seeking to expedite implementation and the other aiming to delay the rule going into effect. The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and two other associations filed a […]
In case you missed them, here are the top headlines grabbing readers’ attention this week, plus some other notable stories from around the web that caught our eye here at HHCN: Most Read NAHC President Optimistic About Face-to-Face Ruling—President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Val J. Halamandaris, told Home Health Care […]
The Department of Labor does in fact have the authority to greatly expand the number of home health workers getting minimum wage and overtime pay, despite legal rulings to the contrary, according to a brief in the ongoing case filed Monday by state officials in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico. In 2013, the […]
Leaders in the home health care industry are urging providers to voice their opposition to recently proposed surety bonds, which one association says could have “serious negative effects” for home health businesses. The National Association for Home Care & Hospice, a nonprofit advocacy group, is leading the charge by encouraging providers to contact their elected […]
Several home care fraud developments in New York, Rhode Island and Louisiana have led the National Assoication for Home Care and Hospice to recommend that providers “re-double” their internal efforts against fraud. The association points to findings from the National Council on Medicare Home Care, a NAHC affiliate, that show Medicare fraud activity in areas […]
The Affordable Care Act’s employer insurance mandate, one of the most controversial elements of the health care reform law, has been the center of focus for home care agencies nationwide, and two congressmen are now taking action. As part of the mandate, companies with 50 or more full-time employees will be fined for failing to […]
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