Home Health & Hospice Week
Home Care Access May Improve For Veterans Thanks To Bill
Home care coverage for veterans is one step closer to improvement. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act (H.R. 542) by a vote of 415-5. “Under the bill, the cost of providing noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care generally may not exceed 100 percent of the cost that would have been incurred if a veteran had been furnished VA nursing home care,” explains the Home Care Association of America on its website. “Under current law, these expenditures are limited to 65 percent of the cost,” it says. “The bill must still be passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by President Biden to become law,” HCAA notes. The bill would be “the single largest expansion of long-term care services at VA in decades,” says legislation author Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.). “This legislation would significantly improve and expand home- and community-based services for disabled or aging veterans,” Brownley cheers in a release. “Disabled and aging veterans want to be cared for in their home, with their families, in their communities, and our veterans have more than earned the right to have the option of living their lives at home,” Brownley declares.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Fraud & Abuse:
OIG Puts Home Health, Hospice In The Hot Seat In Congressional Report
Hospital transfers, underreported falls, and sparing use of telehealth are highlights. You can expect to [...] - Quality:
Get A Sneak Peek At Potential New Hospice Quality Measures
Symptom assessment, CAHPS topics may be up next. While it’s not yet a done deal, [...] - Medicaid:
HHAs’ Use Of Aides Continues To Draw Attention
One state faces class action lawsuit. The staffing crunch that is hitting the home health [...] - Mergers & Acquisitions:
Hospice Landscape Changes With Acquisitions, Closures, Mergers
Nonprofit hospices are on the move. As a large health system shuts down its hospice [...] - Compliance:
Watch Out For Newly Proposed Information Blocking Penalties
Are you a prime target for the new disincentives? Since the 21st Century Cures Act [...] - Know Your Facts:
Keep Tabs On The Information Blocking Timeline
Here’s what led to the latest proposals. You won’t know your future if you don’t [...] - Industry Notes:
Concurrent Care Demo Picture Mixed After 6 Years
Do good results matter when not enough patients sign up? The Medicare Care Choices Model [...] - Industry Notes:
OIG Warns Beneficiaries Against Remote Patient Monitoring Fraud
Don’t let a new OIG fraud alert get in the way of your legitimate remote [...] - Industry Notes:
HH, Hospice Still 'Longstanding Areas Of Concern,' OIG Says
As the year’s end approaches, contemplations on its events increase. For HHS, that includes taking stock [...] - Industry Notes:
Check Out 3 Medicare Policies That CMS Recently Updated
Three recently revised coverage policies may affect you. Medicare has revised the Local Coverage Determinations [...] - Industry Notes:
Home Care Access May Improve For Veterans Thanks To Bill
Home care coverage for veterans is one step closer to improvement. The U.S. House of [...] - Industry Notes:
Mid-Atlantic Chain Buys Northern Virginia Agency
In Virginia, Richmond-based Care Advantage Inc. has acquired Nova Home Health Care based in Fairfax. “Nova [...]
