• 1 Value-Based Purchasing: Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program Risks Way Too Much

• 2 Prospective Payment System: Timeline for VBP Unrealistic, Providers Protest

• 3 Labor Law: Keep Your Eye On October Deadline For Companionship Exemption

• 4 Diagnosis Coding: Take These ICD-10 Steps Before Oct. 1 Hits 3-2-1 ...

• 5 Hospice: Changes To HHA-Based Hospice Cost Reports On Deck

• 6 Industry Note: Medicare Works On Post-Acute Resource Use Measures

• 7 Industry Note: Know The HETS Rules To Improve Your Hospice Payment Accuracy

• 8 Industry Note: Here's Another Medicare Contractor You Never Want To Hear From

• 9 Industry Note: Surveyor Training Tweak May Save Your Survey

• 10 Industry Note: Northeast Chain Opens 11th Location

• 11 Industry Note: Recent Nursing Home-Hospice Partnership Highlights OIG's Blessing On Limiting Access