Coronavirus Daily Update: Home Health Volumes Stabilizing; HHS Secretary Talks Reopening Plans

During this critical time, Home Health Care News remains committed to bringing you all the essential news related to home-based care operations. At the same time, we also recognize the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to our regular content, we’ll continue to highlight industry-related developments and mitigation strategies in this rolling bulletin. What […]

New Trump Order Seeks Rate Equality Between Advantage Plans, Fee-for-Service Medicare

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Thursday designed to bolster and expand Medicare Advantage (MA), the private Medicare insurance program for seniors that currently covers roughly 22 million individuals. While the executive order is relatively wide-ranging in scope, one major detail should immediately win the attention of home health providers. In the order, […]

White House Highlights Aging in Place Technology, R&D Opportunities

Technology aimed at improving access to health care, cognition and personal mobility will be key to older Americans’ ability to age in place and the federal government’s capacity to care for them, a new White House report argues. Tech dedicated to assisting with activities of daily living, transportation, and communication and social connectivity will also […]

Trump Signs Bill Delaying EVV

President Donald Trump late Monday officially signed off on H.R. 6042, a widely supported bill to delay the nationwide deadline for electronic visit verification (EVV) in Medicaid-reimbursed personal care services. The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law in 2016 under the Obama Administration, originally required home care providers and state agencies to begin adopting […]

Editor’s Picks: Independence Day Edition

It’s nearly time to break out the fireworks and throw the hot dogs on the grill. Before the 4th of July weekend was upon us, we were eager to bring our readers all the latest happenings in the home health industry. One of the nation’s largest home health care companies made a splash by announcing […]