As more high-acuity care moves into the home, providers are keeping an eye on how workers in the field are responding to new types of work. A new study found that caregiver burden is mild… Read More

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership When National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi left a home health care-focused hearing in Washington D.C., ea… Read More

The Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care recently held a hearing centered around home health care and aging in place in the U.S. The hearing covered a number of to… Read More

It’s been a long time since the U.S. federal government launched the Affordable Care Act. The ACA, also known as Obamacare, has sparked optimism about the future potential of Medicare… Read More

Regardless of what the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decides to do with its home health final payment rule, industry experts believe providers need to drastically i… Read More

Home-based care has come a long way since 2020. But for the industry to rise to the next level and better leverage innovative technologies, a greater degree of interoperability is needed… Read More

The Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 – which aims to block cuts to home health payments – has been introduced in the House of Representatives. In a significant ste… Read More

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a draft of its FY 2024 home health proposed payment rule Friday. For next year, CMS is proposing to decrease aggrega… Read More

The Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 was introduced Thursday. Its largest objective is to prevent further cuts to home health payments in 2024 and beyond. The bill, if passed… Read More

Important Considerations for Providers and Provider-led ACOs to Grasp:The Biden administration recently unveiled an innovative accountable care model, marking a significant step forward in t… Read More

This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Scott Pattillo, Chief Strategy Officer at Homecare Homebase. The discussion t… Read More

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership While they may seem like outliers from the perspective of most providers in the country, publicly traded home health companies are often… Read More

Hospital CEOs are leaving their roles in a high rate According to the latest data from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., h… Read More

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s determination to hunt hospice care and spend his remaining time in care at dwelling has helped carry consciousness to an business that quietly ser… Read More

David Grabowski wears many hats. In addition to being a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), he is also a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School… Read More

Prognostication can be a tricky business, even for those among us who have insight to lean on, and a strong set of evidence and research (like my friend and colleague Larry Benz, who also ha… Read More

Home health providers should keep a close eye on the rise and popularity of managed care plans under Medicare Advantage in 2023. That was one of the many messages from Bill Dombi, preside… Read More

Home health care’s 2022 was dimmed by the dark cloud of Medicare rate cuts. That cloud still hangs overhead in 2023. To weather the storm, providers are scrambling to find answers t… Read More

Introduction In resuscitating the previously stalled Build Back Better Act, the Senate Democratic Caucus has reached a reconciliation passage consisting of investments in climate/energy… Read More

The public perception of private equity (PE) firms is not always rosy, but for health care providers – especially founder-led ones – they can sometimes be a proverbial knight in… Read More

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is, once again, calling for federal policymakers to streamline alternative payment models within the Medicare program. Released late Wed… Read More

The idea of a unified post-acute care payment system has captured the imagination of home health industry stakeholders for years. One question that has always loomed large, however, was how… Read More

The public comment window for the home health proposed payment rule closed on Tuesday. Overall, industry stakeholders had submitted 691 comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medica… Read More

Value-Based Care is a game-changing advancements for patients and the providers who care for them. Value-based care is revolutionizing  the healthcare industry and aligning incentives m… Read More

Every year during open enrollment, I warn people about the problems of signing up for a Medicare Advantage plan. Instead of getting health care through Medicare, with Medicare Advantage pri… Read More

Despite the growing demand for home health services, fraud and abuse guardrails often limit access to the Medicare benefit, a recent Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) report suggests. The re… Read More

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package on Wednesday. The legislation, among other things, extends the temporary virtual care flexibil… Read More

Backed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), medical industry pay cuts are scheduled to go into effect in 2023. The current health care law in Texas is also set to allow chan… Read More

Dive Brief: Members of the congressional advisory group Medicare Payment Advisory Commission agree telehealth is here to stay, but are concerned about how to improve access without also r… Read More