Home Health & Hospice Week
Bill Aims To Establish New Kind Of Medicare Home Care Benefit
Keep an eye on a newly introduced bill in Congress, The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 (S. 2562). Among other things, the bill aims to make an extended home care benefit available to Medicare beneficiaries who qualify only for skilled nursing facility care now. “If enacted, the Choose Home Care Act would enable eligible Medicare patients (as determined by a carefully controlled assessment tool) to receive extended care services as an add-on to the existing Medicare Home Health benefit for 30 days post-discharge,” lobbying group The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare says in a release about the bill introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Todd Young (R-IN) on July 29. “The COVID-19 pandemic has vividly shown the limitations and risks of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs),” the National Association for Home Care & Hospice notes on its website. “Beyond the pandemic crisis, extended care at home also makes sense.” The bill is endorsed by AARP and LeadingAge, NAHC points out.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Quality:
New HH Data To Hit Care Compare In January
CMS turns down suggestion to include a COVID disclaimer on the refreshed stats. Home health-only [...] - Review Choice Demonstration:
Mandatory RCD Hits Florida, North Carolina
Will your state be next? Even though COVID-19 numbers are skyrocketing, Medicare is shutting down [...] - Reimbursement:
Hospice Pay Increase Dialed Back In 2022 Final Rule
Watch out for revised labor share’s impact on your reimbursement. Medicare’s hospice final rule for [...] - Compliance:
Get Familiar With These Helpful Hospice Addendum Changes
CMS turns away many addendum suggestions, including those addressing steep financial penalties for lateness. Hospices [...] - Conditions of Participation:
Hospices Welcome Waiver Changes Made Permanent
Pseudo-patient, competency testing requirements will be different — for good. Two changes to the Hospice [...] - Industry Notes:
Don’t Miss This Crucial PPP Loan Deadline
Make sure you are rock solid on your forgiveness application timing. If you miss the [...] - Industry Notes:
Bill Aims To Establish New Kind Of Medicare Home Care Benefit
Keep an eye on a newly introduced bill in Congress, The Choose Home Care Act [...] - Industry Notes:
Encompass Health Spin-Off Or Sale Appears Imminent
A spin-off or sale of Encompass Health Corp.’s home health and hospice business is looking [...] - Industry Notes:
Home Health NOA Details Emerge As Implementation Date Nears
The Notice of Admission for home health agencies is fast approaching its Jan. 1 implementation [...]
