Home Health & Hospice Week
Stay Tuned For Review Choice Demonstration Outcome
Pre-Claim Review closed doors in first round, trade group maintains. Hopefully, Medicare officials will be in listening mode when it comes to the relaunched Pre-Claim Review/Review Choice Demonstration. CMS’s notice announcing its plans to initiate a second, revised round of the reviled program drew 480 public comments before the comment period closed July 30. One of those letters came from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Analysis from the first round of PCR in Illinois reveals that the number of HHAs in the state declined by 9 percent under the program, with up to $122 million in lost reimbursement and cash flow. “Smaller HHAs suffered more than larger ones,” NAHC notes. Waiting game: Now HHAs wait for CMS’s response to the outcry from the industry. CMS has previously signaled it may launch RCD, once again in Illinois, by Oct. 1.
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 [...]
