Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Copay Returns To The Budget Table
Published on Tue Mar 01, 2011
President Obama's proposed budget for 2012 may not include a home health copayment, but that doesn't mean the copay is off the table. The Congressional Budget Office includes a home health agency copay as one of its budget options for reducing the deficit. A 10 percent per episode copay would strip $40 billion from federal spending in the 2012-2021 time period, the CBO says in a new report. Utilization would decrease because beneficiaries would use the service more cost-consciously, CBO predicts. The report is at www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12085/03-10-ReducingTheDeficit.pdf.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Regulations:
HHA Industry On Brink Of F2F Crisis With No Delay
One agency tells CMS 98% of F2F paperwork isn't adequate. Physicians' inability or unwillingness to [...] - Hospice:
No Hospice F2F? You Must Discharge From Medicare
CMS sheds light on face-to-face gray areas in new questions and answers. If you miss [...] - Medical Review:
Watch Out For Hot Button Medical Review Topics
Are you waving these red flags in front of reviewers' faces? To stay off medical [...] - Survey & Certification:
Make Criminal Background Checks A Priority Before Surveyors Do
CMS's background check program for HHAs, hospices is running in 10 states so far. How [...] - Compliance:
Take These 3 Steps To Head Off Background Check Problems
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Copay Returns To The Budget Table
President Obama's proposed budget for 2012 may not include a home health copayment, but that [...] - Industry Notes:
Bypass New Enrollment Fee If You Know The Ropes
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Claims Glitch Clears Up
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Physician Gets Jail Time For Home Care Fraud
The physician involved in a Miami-area home care fraud ring has been sentenced to two [...] - Industry Notes:
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