Home Health Line Breaking News
06/08/2026
Beneficiaries generally have more than one goal, Palmetto GBA notes. “A good way to assess the medical necessity of each goal is to ask 'What difference does performing this activity mean to the beneficiary?'”
06/07/2026
Home health care added 10,900 new jobs in May. By comparison, hospitals added just 6,000 jobs in May, while physicians' offices added just 4,700 jobs.
06/05/2026
Coding changes finalized for ICD-10-CM include new codes for personal history of Clostridiodes difficile (C. diff) infection, a low body mass index and more. 
06/02/2026
PEPPERs are currently only available for short-term acute care hospitals, but CMS expects to make the tool accessible for home health, hospice and other providers in the coming months
06/02/2026
Issues with the initial certification and therapy visits were among the top five denial reasons under Target, Probe and Educate (TPE) review for the first three months of 2026, according to CGS.
06/01/2026
The HHS office responsible for enforcing nondiscrimination laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), will be restructured, according to a press release, May 18, 2026. 
05/26/2026
CMS released an interactive set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) around the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) on May 7, 2026. 
05/16/2026
The home health agency owner developed a kickback relationship with a hospital discharge nurse, paying cash to induce her to refer patients to her new company, according to the DOJ.
05/14/2026
Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries who had a stroke or hip fracture are being admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities less often, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in April 2026. 
05/13/2026
CMS determined it had incorrectly applied 2024 risk-adjustment levels to the 2025 OASIS-based measures.

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