Home Health & Hospice Week
LTC Insurance Program To Take Step Closer To Imple-mentation
Expect some changes to the CLASS Act program that may help it to actually launch -- and put patients on your rolls. The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act is supposed to be a voluntary longterm care insurance program for seniors and the disabled. It's aimed at keeping seniors out of nursing homes and in their own homes to receive long-term care. But the program has yet to be launched. That may change, Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee recently told reporters. HHS expects to issue a proposed rule in October that will modify the CLASS program to make it more feasible, according to news reports. Greenlee is the Administrator of CLASS, which was passed in the 2010 Affordable Care Act health care reform law. The changes will aim to make the program more financially self-sustaining. Among the modifications expected in the rule are more anti-fraud protections, increased minimum income requirements, and indexing premiums for inflation.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Compliance:
Steer Clear Of F2F Violations With Medical Directors
Face-to-face rules may be different for another physician's patients. Do you know when it's OK [...] - Hospice:
Put These Hospice Hot Spots On Your Radar
A hospice copayment proposal could rear its ugly head in 2011. Don't be surprised to [...] - Know Your Facts:
Rising Hospice Stats Inform Policy Decisions
Average LOS soars, but median LOS remains steady. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, law- and [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
Transition To ICD-10 On Time Or Face Millions In Fines
Plus: CMS officials consider how to handle claims that span the pre- and post-ICD-10 implementation [...] - Industry Note:
Miami Diabetes Fraudsters Face Jail Time
Fraud Strike Force's crackdowns are yielding fraud convictions. One of the home care nurses indicted [...] - Industry Note:
LTC Insurance Program To Take Step Closer To Imple-mentation
Expect some changes to the CLASS Act program that may help it to actually launch -- [...] - Industry Note:
Wrong NPI Type, Specialty Trigger Edits
Don't be too quick to blame PECOS for all the informational messages you receive about [...] - Industry Note:
ICD-10 Coding Crosswalks May Make Your Life Easier
Don't overlook a valuable resource in making your transition to the ICD-10 diagnosis coding system. [...] - Industry Note:
Home Care Overlooked Again In MedPAC Appointments
MedPAC has two new members starting next session, and they still don’t represent the home [...] - Industry Note:
RHHI-To-HHH MAC Transition Set For June 13
If you're currently served by Cahaba GBA and you didn't turn in your new EFT [...] - Industry Note:
Rental Car Donor Eases Workers' Gas Woes
Trying to think of a way to offer some relief to your visiting staff in [...] - Industry Note:
Regional Chain Expands California Locations
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Professional Healthcare at Home has opened an additional Medicare-certified location in San [...] - Industry Note:
Texas Hospice Opens Inpatient Facility
Solari Hospice Care in Houston has opened a new 8,000-square-foot, 12-bed inpatient hospice facility. Scottsdale, [...] - Reader Question:
Know Your F2F Signature Requirements To Keep Your Rightful Reimbursement
Don't let a technical oversight shoot down your Medicare pay -- or your compliance record. Question: [...]
