Home Health & Hospice Week
GAO Urges Increased HCBS Oversight
Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should keep a tighter leash on Home and Community-Based Services programs during future emergencies. So says the Government Accountability Office in a recent report. “To continue services during the pandemic and prevent the spread of COVID-19, [CMS] allowed states to make temporary changes like providing more home-delivered meals or giving providers hazard pay,” the GAO notes. “CMS relied on states to monitor how these changes affected beneficiaries and make any mid-course corrections — but provided little guidance on doing so.” Instead, “we recommended that CMS evaluate lessons learned from COVID-19 and develop plans for monitoring during future public health emergencies,” the GAO says in the report at www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-104401. CMS agreed to take the GAO’s advice.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- COVID-19:
Another $25.5 Billion In COVID Relief Funding Is Now Up For Grabs
Waste no time in applying once portal opens on Sept. 29, expert urges. As COVID-19 [...] - Reimbursement:
Feds Grant 60-Day Grace Period For PRF Reporting
Heads up: Later-period reporting deadlines aren’t affected. The Department of Health and Human Services is [...] - Compliance:
Vaccination Mandate A Mixed Bag For HH, Hospice Providers
Requirement for employers with 100+ employees may apply to you, even if Medicare mandate doesn’t. [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
National Chain Continues To Flex Acquisition Muscle
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Newest NOA Instructions Address Confusing Billing Scenario
Warning: Patient status codes are important. The closer the implementation gets for the new home [...] - Industry Notes:
BAYADA Settles Whistleblower Charges For $17 Million
Sometimes an acquisition is more than an acquisition. Home care companies hoping to boost referrals [...] - Industry Notes:
Keep Your Eye On Congress For HCBS Funding Boost's Fate
Demand for in-home care services is high, but will the payment for such services be [...] - Industry Notes:
GAO Urges Increased HCBS Oversight
Meanwhile, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should keep a tighter leash on Home [...] - Industry Notes:
HQRP Data Penalty Jumps From 2% To 4% Starting With January Submissions
Don’t get confused by Medicare’s language when it comes to how much your pay will [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Cracks Down On Docs' CCM Pay
Be on the lookout for hassles over CCM payments to your ordering physicians to potentially [...] - Industry Notes:
Agency Owner Draws 12-Year Prison Sentence For Medicaid Fraud
One of the most high-profile, egregious cases of Medicaid home care fraud has ended with [...] - Industry Notes:
FL Hospices Pay After Self-Reporting Nurses With Expired Licenses
Be sure to keep track of your nurses’ licensure status, or you could end up [...]
