Home Health & Hospice Week
CMS Administrator Finally Confirmed
Home health, hospice representatives welcome Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has an official Administrator once again. President Biden announced Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as his nominee back in February, but the U.S. Senate confirmed her only on May 25. After an April 15 confirmation hearing, the Senate Finance Committee “failed to report favorably” on her nomination. The “no” votes from Republican senators appeared to be in response to CMS’ revocation of Texas’ 1115 Medicaid waiver. Brooks-LaSure formerly held positions at both the Office of Management and Budget and CMS. She will be the first Black woman to lead CMS. “Chiquita Brooks-LaSure brings solid experience to a very difficult job,” said NAHC President Bill Dombi in reaction to her confirmation. “Over the years, she has demonstrated a high degree of capability and the versatility to handle the wide range on matters that occur in Medicare and Medicaid,” Dombi said in NAHC’s member newsletter. “We are pleased to welcome Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the new Administrator and applaud her confirmation today,” said NHPCO CEO Edo Banach in a release. “She understands the inner workings of government and has a deep appreciation for health advocacy.”
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Labor Law:
Apply Independent Contractor Designation Carefully After Regulatory Change
Compliance for claiming contractor status is a ‘moving target,’ attorney warns. If you think avoiding [...] - Compliance:
Do Your Contractors Measure Up Under These 7 ‘Economic Realities’ Factors?
Degree of control is key. If you’re claiming workers are independent contractors but they don’t [...] - Audits:
Protect Yourself From Audits With These 5 Tips
OIG deems 20% of nonprofit hospice’s audited claims ‘unallowable’ and assesses $13 million overpayment. The [...] - COVID-19:
Vaccine Incentive Rules For Employees, Patients Get Clearer
Use these important safeguards to offer incentives to patients. Sooner than you think, you may [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Physicians Take Center Stage In Home Health Fraud
Kickbacks for referrals, certs, and more land docs in the courtroom. A federal jury has [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Home Health Company Launches Joint Venture
Plus: Hospice deals continue to flourish. Alternate Solutions Health Network and The Ohio State University [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Administrator Finally Confirmed
Home health, hospice representatives welcome Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has [...] - Industry Notes:
HCBS Reporting Hits Federal Register
If you’d like to give Medicare your two cents on the reporting required of states [...] - Industry Notes:
Submit NOEs Electronically, CMS Urges
CMS thinks hospices can do better regarding electronic submission of Notices of Election. After Medicare [...] - Industry Notes:
Tune In To Free Hospice Composite Measure Webinar
Find out more about Medicare’s new Hospice Quality Composite Measure and how it differs from [...] - Industry Notes:
Peek At NOA Instructions To MACs
You’ve now got more home health NOA information at your fingertips. The Centers for Medicare [...] - Industry Notes:
Beware Kickbacks From Software Co
If you feel like you’ve been doing a good job fending off any illegal kickbacks, [...] - Industry Notes:
Heed OIG's Vaccination Billing Don'ts
The HHS Office of Inspector General has vehemently reminded COVID-19 vaccine providers that recipients are [...]
