• 1 Prospective Payment System: Medicare Rates Down Slightly Starting In January

• 2 Therapy: CMS Pulls Back Part-Way On 'Close To' Therapy Change

• 3 Regulations: Alternative Sanctions To Change Your Survey World

• 4 Industry Note: Public Home Care Companies' Earnings Crunch Eases

• 5 Industry Note: Flooding, Blackouts, Fuel Shortages Plague Home Care Providers In Wake Of Superstorm

• 6 Industry Note: HIPPS Validation Underway For Post Acute Providers

• 7 Industry Note: Celebrate National Home Care & Hospice Month With These Themes In Mind

• 8 Industry Note: Access Free CMS Training On New Hospice Quality Data Reporting

• 9 Industry Note: Use Your Current ABN Form Even Though It Expired Last Month

• 10 Industry Note: Senior Living Co. Buys FL's Largest Home Care Provider

• 11 Industry Note: Hospice CFO Sentenced For Embezzlement