Home Health & Hospice Week
CMS Head Showcases Managed Care Home Care Changes
Home health agencies are getting a boost from CMS Administrator Seema Verma when it comes to furnishing new services for Medicare Advantage patients. “This administration has worked to support innovation in Medicare Advantage,” Verma said in a recent speech at the Commonwealth Club of California. “Starting in 2019, we’re giving plans more flexibility so they can cover more types of supplemental benefits, which go beyond the traditional Medicare benefits. This could include modifications to help keep seniors … safe in their homes and out of institutions with equipment like wheelchair ramps, stair rails or grab bars; more in-home support services; and respite care for ... caregivers.” CMS proposed the flexibility back in February (see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXVII, No. 7).
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Pushes HHA Surety Bond Requirement — Again
Watchdog agency isn’t letting this recommendation go. A major home health agency burden nearly tops [...] - Hospice:
1.8% Payment Bump For Hospices Stands In Final Rule
Medicare holds fast to its volatile wage index methodology. If you made budget plans based [...] - Finance:
Make Cost Report Changes Before It Impacts Your Pay Rates
Are you in the nearly 40% of hospices not reporting volunteer services coordination? Medicare is [...] - Quality:
6 Hospice Compare Revisions Are Now Final
Making CAHPS measures a year more recent would cut 20% of agencies off public display. [...] - Industry Note:
Stay Tuned For Review Choice Demonstration Outcome
Pre-Claim Review closed doors in first round, trade group maintains. Hopefully, Medicare officials will be [...] - Industry Note:
CMS Head Showcases Managed Care Home Care Changes
Home health agencies are getting a boost from CMS Administrator Seema Verma when it comes [...] - Industry Note:
HHA Moratoria In 4 States Has Resulted In More Than 1,200 Medicare Enrollment Application Denials, CMS Reveals
The moratoria on new home health agencies continues in all counties in Florida, Illinois, Michigan, [...] - Industry Note:
Take 45 Minutes To Learn More About Medicare's Updated Free Benchmarking Reports
Want to find out more about how to use your free, updated PEPPER benchmarking report [...] - Industry Note:
Massive Catholic Health System Consolidates Home Care Businesses In 7 States
The largest Catholic health system in the world, Ascension Health, has fully integrated its home [...] - Industry Note:
North Carolina County Sells Agency To LHC-Health System Joint Venture
By the end of the month, Wilson County in North Carolina will sell its nearly [...]
