• 1 Patient-Driven Groupings Model: HHAs Look To Congress For Relief As CMS Imposes Crushing Rate Adjustment

• 2 Value-Based Purchasing: VBP Model Baseline Moves Yet Again, Among Other Program Changes

• 3 Hospice: Medicare Plows Ahead With Half Baked Special Focus Program For Hospices

• 4 Quality: DC Function Measure May Pose Problems, Expert Worries

• 5 Enrollment: Watch Out For These Enrollment Changes

• 6 Regulations: Aide Utilization, Health Equity, And More Round Out Final Rule

• 7 Industry Notes: VBP Recalculation Deadline Looms

• 8 Industry Notes: MAC Punts On RCD Direction

• 9 Industry Notes: OIG IDs Billions In Improperly Calculated PRF Payments

• 10 Industry Notes: Here's A Survey You May Actually Want

• 11 Industry Notes: November Is Home Care & Hospice Month

• 12 Industry Notes: Medicare Officials Prepare To Field Questions On Health Equity Reports

• 13 Industry Notes: Check Out PPH And More Updated Data On Care Compare

• 14 Industry Notes: Beware Automatic Reinstatement Claims For Exclusions