Home Health & Hospice Week
HIT Enrollment Underway
The enrollment requirements for suppliers of services under the new home infusion therapy (HIT) benefit are out. Enrollment began this month, according to Oct. 30 CR 11954 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “Providers have been anxiously awaiting these instructions … but CMS needed to wait until the CY2021 home health final rule was released,” the National Association for Home Care & Hospice says in its member newsletter. “Providers are concerned about the time frame for processing the applications since the Medicare home health benefit will no longer cover certain HIT services beginning January 1, 2021,” NAHC notes. See the detailed enrollment requirements in the 46-page transmittal at www.cms.gov/files/document/r10434pi.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Prepare For No-Pay RAP Success With These 12 Tips
Focus on the 3 items required in the new RAP. The reimbursement seas are going [...] - Finance:
Don’t Miss These No-Pay RAP Clarifications
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Get Ready To Be Judged On Drug Claims
New PEPPER target area to debut in the spring. Hospices will have one more metric [...] - Compliance:
Beware Speaker Fees For Your Referring Docs After OIG Fraud Alert
Paying referral sources for speaking at in-services will land you under increased scrutiny. When one [...] - Industry Notes:
Medicare Home Health Improper Payment Rate Falls Again
Exactly how far still unclear. Home health agencies are looking less and less like the [...] - Industry Notes:
Get New Coverage And Payment Info On COVID-19 Vaccine, Treatment
The ramp-up to COVID-19 vaccination continues, and a new treatment option is now covered. “If [...] - Industry Notes:
Federal Judge: States Can Collect HH Union Dues
A San Francisco federal judge has sided with the California Attorney General in a lawsuit [...] - Industry Notes:
Compare Change Nearly Complete
Say goodbye to Home Health Compare and Hospice Compare next month. But all of their [...] - Industry Notes:
MA Plans To Reach Out To Hospices
Watch your snail mail for information about the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in. Medicare Advantage Organizations [...] - Industry Notes:
Benefit Manual Updated For New Hospice Election Requirements
The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual now reflects the addition of the new hospice election statement [...] - Industry Notes:
HIT Enrollment Underway
The enrollment requirements for suppliers of services under the new home infusion therapy (HIT) benefit [...] - Industry Notes:
Appeals Won't Help Your RCD Stats
Dec. 1 starts a new Review Choice Demonstration cycle for home health agencies in Illinois [...]
