A Republican member of Congress has submitted a direct request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to investigate home health fraud and reevaluate the data underpinning the proposed 2026 Medicare home health payment rule. On Thursday, Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., submitted a letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz calling for CMS […]
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On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule increasing hospice Medicare base rate payments by 2.6%. This is more than the 2.4% that the agency originally proposed in April. The 2026 increase in aggregate represents a $750 million jump in federal hospice spending. The aggregate hospice payment cap also […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that it will no longer approve funding for new Medicaid workforce initiatives for home- and community-based services. CMS plans to cut other Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) initiatives as well, including policies on continuous eligibility, which allows people to remain enrolled in Medicaid […]
New York’s tumultuous ongoing transition to a single fiscal intermediary for the state’s self-directed home care program, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), has caught the attention of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CDPAP is a New York Medicaid home care program that allows eligible individuals to hire the caregiver […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revoked guidance related health-related social needs (HRSN) through Section 1115 waivers. Industry advocates say the move is indicative of the broader administration priorities to reduce Medicaid expenditures. Broadly, states use these programs to pay for health related social services, including meals and temporary housing. Damon […]
The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday, in a 52-48 vote. The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) stated its intention to work with Kennedy and HHS on a variety of policy priorities, with particular reference to advancing “policies that […]
In a year filled with attention-grabbing, newsworthy articles, it can be easy for some stories to fall through the cracks, no matter how compelling. As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to revisit some of the Home Health Care News stories that warrant a second viewing. These stories cover the truth […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid out an action items timeline for the transition to all-payer Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data collection and submission. The all-payer OASIS data requirement is set to begin in 2027. Broadly, home health providers will be required to collect and submit OASIS data […]
With the 2025 home health final payment rule came the admission-to-service policy — an update to the Medicare Conditions of Participation. In many ways, experts consider it a formalization of measures home health providers are already taking. Broadly, the policy has two parts. The first part requires home health providers to develop, implement and maintain […]
“Opposed.” That was the one-word response a home health provider left for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) during the comment period on the 2025 home health proposed payment rule. This comment was an anomaly, in terms of its brevity. While most respondents expressed similar sentiments, they chose to utilize more words to […]
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