Home Health Line Breaking News
01/22/2014
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a First Amendment case this week involving home care providers in Chicago who care for disabled adults and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
 
01/17/2014
Medicare contractors is temporarily delaying the release of all home health low utilization payment adjustments ( LUPA) claims with "through" dates on or after January 1, 2014. 
01/17/2014
Last December, the number of home health jobs dropped by 3,700, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Jan. 10.
 
01/17/2014
Medicare providers seeking administrative law judge reviews of claim denials had to have filed their requests prior to April 1, 2013 if they want avoid the current appeals delay of 30 months or more.
01/16/2014
The brief required narrative that must be included in the face-to-face encounter form that physicians sign must  adhere to two new sets of criteria CMS introduced last November to justify homebound status.  
01/10/2014
A surge in Medicare claim appeals means agencies filing requests for hearings on Medicare contractor denials will have to wait almost two-and-a-half years for these requests to be assigned to an administrative law judge (ALJ), the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) is warning providers.
12/30/2013
Home health agencies and hospices are among the 17 types of providers and suppliers that may have to comply with CMS’ proposed rule that would impose national emergency preparedness requirements on Medicare and Medicaid-participating providers and suppliers.
12/23/2013
The deadline for the submission of public comments on a memorandum CMS issued last month that provides additional guidance regarding payment responsibilities for drugs administered to hospice Medicare beneficiaries has been extended from January 6 to January 10, 2014.  
12/13/2013
The House overwhelmingly approved compromise budget legislation that would hit home health providers with two more years of the 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement originally imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
 
12/12/2013
A budget agreement announced Dec. 10 by Senate and House negotiators would hit home health providers with two more years of the 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement required by the Budget Control Act that was passed in 2011.

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