Home Health & Hospice Week
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New Federal Legislation Takes Aim At 80-20 Bill
Published on Fri May 03, 2024
Home care providers opposed to the recently finalized 80-20 bill mandate are getting some help. Rep. Kat Cammack (Fla.-R) has introduced a bill to block the final rule’s 80-20 provision. “Home care agencies can’t keep up with staffing levels and overall care levels while complying with this rule,” Cammack says in a release about the legislation (H.R. 8114).
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Home Health & Hospice Week
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Physician Certification Edit Bumped To June
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Federal Court Dismisses NAHC's PDGM Lawsuit, But Trade Group Vows To Bounce Back
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