Home Health & Hospice Week
Program Integrity Changes In 2024 HH Final Rule Hit The Books
Read the new provisions on fingerprinting, for example. From including hospices in the 36-month rule to moving hospices into the high-risk screening category, some enrollment changes from recent rulemaking have now made it into the Medicare Program Integrity Manual. Reminder: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken to including hospice provisions in the home health rule when it suits the agency’s timeline. That’s what happened with a bevy of PI changes included in the home health 2024 final rule issued in November (see HHHW by AAPC, Vol. XXXII, No. 39-40). “These provider enrollment provisions related to hospice ownership and management will strengthen protections against hospice fraud schemes and improve transparency,” the agency maintained in the rule. See details of the changes in 73-page CR 13333 at www.cms.gov/files/document/r12393PI.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Reimbursement:
MedPAC Plays Grinch To HHAs’ Hopes For Reasonable Reimbursement Rates In 2025
Provider numbers, spending, and profit margins have all fallen — again. Home health agencies’ average [...] - Policy:
Medicare Advantage Draws MedPAC Commissioners’ Attention
HHAs are closing over MA surge, commissioner acknowledges. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission may not [...] - Hospice:
MedPAC Wants Hospice Rate Freeze For 2025
Will Congress listen to the influential advisory body this time? The winter air isn’t all [...] - Value-Based Purchasing:
Check Out Your Finalized VBP Interim Performance Report
New in an IQIES folder near you. You can now find out whether Medicare granted [...] - Regulations:
Biden Administration Singles Out PE In Healthcare For More Scrutiny
‘Corporate greed’ and ‘corporate profiteers’ are in the feds’ in the crosshairs. MedPAC isn’t the [...] - Compliance:
What’s In A Name? A Recent Lawsuit May Tell You
Watch out: Licensing boards could be paying more attention. If your agency employs DNPs, you [...] - Industry Notes:
Program Integrity Changes In 2024 HH Final Rule Hit The Books
Read the new provisions on fingerprinting, for example. From including hospices in the 36-month rule [...] - Industry Notes:
HH Spending Up Everywhere But Medicare
Medicare’s spending slowdown on home health is showing up in the program’s overall expenditure stats. [...] - Industry Notes:
Multiple Studies Find Home Health, Hospice Equity Issues
More studies are training the spotlight on health equity in home health and hospice. Study [...] - Industry Notes:
Improve Your OASIS Accuracy With New CAM Tool
Help your clinicians improve their cognitive assessments with a new tool from Medicare. The Centers [...] - Industry Notes:
Staffing Crunch Shuts Hospices' Doors — For Now
Staffing shortages continue to take their toll on home health and hospice providers. Latest example: [...] - Industry Notes:
Senior Living Co. In Show Me State Buys Home Health Provider
St. Louis-based senior living company Lutheran Senior Services plans to acquire St. Louis Home Health [...]
