Home Health & Hospice Week
Texas Storm Flexibilities In Place
Devastating winter storms that affected Texas may not have triggered as many waivers from Medicare as usual. That’s because Medicare already has waived many regulatory requirements under the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notes in a release. On Feb. 17, 2021, HHS Acting Secretary Norris Cochran declared a public health emergency for Texas retroactive to Feb. 11, CMS says in a release. But the “CMS Dallas Survey & Enforcement Division, under the Survey Operations Group, will consider other provider-specific requests for healthcare facilities in Texas,” the agency adds in the Feb. 22 release. Links to more information are at www.cms.gov/about-cms/emergency-preparedness-response-operations/current-emergencies/current-non-covid-emergencies.
Home Health & Hospice Week
- COVID-19:
CDC Vaccination Guidelines For Homebound Persons Address Storage, Transport, More
Vaccine should go straight to home health and hospice providers, trade group suggests. As COVID-19 [...] - Regulations:
Can New PREP Act Change Eliminate HH, Hospice Vaccination Hurdles?
Can New PREP Act Change Eliminate HH, Hospice Vaccination Hurdles? If the feds can see [...] - Hospice:
Visits For Last Days Of Life Measure Must Be On Separate Days
HIS V3.00, Hospice Care Index also touched on. Hospices are finally getting some answers about [...] - Fraud & Abuse:
Agencies And Owners Pay $1.85 Million In Sham Medical Director Case
Everything’s bigger in Texas — including fraud settlements. From bogus medical director payments to travel [...] - Enforcement:
HH, Hospice CEO Draws Lengthy Prison Sentence
South Texas executive’s prison term is outstripped only by his co-conspirator’s. Telling Medicare beneficiaries they [...] - Industry Note:
Stay Tuned For Possible Help Via $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus Package
Keep a close eye on possible minimum wage hike. What exactly will be in or [...] - Industry Notes:
HHS Sec. Confirmation Slow Going
The Biden administration’s nominee for HHS Secretary was looking far from assured for confirmation at [...] - Industry Notes:
RAC Targets Hospice CHC
Hospices should brace for yet more scrutiny on Continuous Home Care. Recovery Audit Contractor Performant [...] - Industry Notes:
Payment System Glitch Shortchanges PDGM Claims Spanning Jan. 1
Stay tuned for how to fix a new Medicare claims system glitch affecting home health [...] - Industry Notes:
Outreach Guide Takes Aim At Inequities In Hospice
Hospices have a new tool to try to address disparities in utilization. The National Hospice [...] - Industry Notes:
Texas Storm Flexibilities In Place
Devastating winter storms that affected Texas may not have triggered as many waivers from Medicare [...] - Industry Notes:
Tap Further Vaccine Ed Resources
You may be used to looking to CMS, the CDC, and your state and local [...] - Industry Notes:
Beware NOEs Returned With U5106
Notice of Election submissions are confusing enough, but a new claims system glitch will make [...]
