Home Health Line Breaking News
03/31/2023
Legislation that will seek to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (H.J.Res.7) will have no impact on the timeline for ending CMS waivers related to the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, according to a statement from CMS.
03/31/2023
Hospices will see a payment increase in October, according to the FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule.
03/30/2023
UnitedHealthcare is responding to concerns over prior authorization's potential to delay care and create burden by introducing code reductions this summer, the company announced.
03/30/2023
The organization's first DEI officer is hoping their transparency will inspire other organizations to follow suit.
03/27/2023
CMS has introduced several new tools for agencies to improve their results in the Home Health Quality Reporting Program, as well as Home Health Value-Based Purchasing.
03/26/2023
Two Houston residents are facing charges related to an alleged $8.7 million fraud scheme connected to a home health company they jointly owned and operated.
03/25/2023
A new study of just one year of data estimates that Medicare spending for those who received hospice care was $3.5 billion less than it would have been had they not received hospice care.
03/21/2023
Claiming home health payments are substantially in excess of costs, MedPAC is recommending that, for 2024, the base rate for home health agencies should be cut by 7%.
03/20/2023
A small percentage of the aging services providers the nonprofit association represents has found success hiring foreign workers through work-based visas.
03/19/2023
A violation of the Sherman Act carries a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine for individuals.

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