Home Health & Hospice Week
Keep Your VBID Years Straight
Don’t jump the gun on VBID hospice changes for Medicare Advantage. “Starting in CY 2024, the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model’s hospice benefit component will cover hospice election start dates from January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2024,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminds in a message to providers. “This fall, CMS will share more detailed, provider-specific information about CY 2024.” For the present, “we haven’t made any changes for CY 2023,” CMS underscores. Reminder: CMS issued its Calendar Year 2024 Request for Applications for VBID back in January 2023 (see HHHW by AAPC, Vol. XXXII, No. 3). This year, 15 Medicare Advantage Organizations are testing the inclusion of the Part A hospice benefit in MA through 119 plan benefit packages (PBPs). That’s up from 115 PBPs in 2022 and 53 PBPs in 2021, according to CMS. Those PBPs are running in 806 counties, up from 461 counties in 2022 and 206 counties in 2021.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Hospice:
Enhanced Oversight For New Enrollees, SMRC Review For 90-Day+ Claims, And Site Visits Dog Hospices
Medicare's hospice program integrity campaign revs up even more. Medicare officials are applying yet more [...] - Compliance:
Here’s What Will Land You Under Extra Scrutiny
No final approval letter from the MAC? You could be included. The definition of who [...] - Value-Based Purchasing:
Waste No Time In Examining Your New IPR Under VBP
Plus: CMS offers medication management educational recording. The clock is ticking when it comes to [...] - OASIS:
Hospital At Home Still Counts As Hospital For OASIS, New Quarterly Q&As; Make Clear
Make sure you are completing M1000 accurately in light of this new elaboration. It’s time [...] - Regulations:
Lymphedema Pump Coverage, dNPWT, DME, Infusion Get Their Time In New HH Rule
Your patients may see delivery disruptions if they don’t confirm on time. Don’t miss a [...] - Industry Notes:
More Home Care Agencies Pay Big For Wage Violations
Courts aren’t afraid to levy big CMPs for ‘willful violations.’ A Virginia home care agency [...] - Industry Notes:
Beware Wonky W7048 Denials
A new claims system glitch may be slowing down your hospice payments. The problem: “Since [...] - Industry Notes:
MAC Updates Targeted Probe & Educate Review Topics
Not sure where to focus when it comes to avoiding claims denials? One MAC’s newly [...] - Industry Notes:
New DOJ-FTC Merger Policy Makes Some Big Changes
You’ve got until Sept. 18 to give the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission [...] - Industry Notes:
Keep Your VBID Years Straight
Don’t jump the gun on VBID hospice changes for Medicare Advantage. “Starting in CY 2024, [...] - Industry Notes:
Boost BIMS Interview Strategies With Free Video Tutorial
Help your assessment staff sharpen their skills with the Brief Interview for Mental Status that [...] - Industry Notes:
Pay Attention To This HIPAA Risk From Your Own Employees
Letting unauthorized employees access patients’ medical records may cost you — a lot. Yakima Valley [...] - Industry Notes:
No Letter Is Good News, When It Comes To HQRP Compliance
If you’ve ignored your Hospice Quality Reporting Program data reporting compliance status in past years, [...]
