Home health aides regularly work “below” the top of their licenses. That’s an inefficiency more and more providers are looking to address.
Sentara Health is a Virginia-b… Read More
For patients and providers, working through the post-acute health care system in the U.S. is a tall task.
It often involves a wide range of providers and vendors. There’s lots of ta… Read More
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When National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi left a home health care-focused hearing in Washington D.C., ea… Read More
Though nearly ubiquitous in the hospice space, palliative care is a service line that remains largely untapped by home health providers.
When its comes to palliative care, there’s… Read More
Many home-based care providers are still feeling the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and misconceptions around eligibility status has led to many agencies not engaging with a p… Read More
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) due to its attempt to claw back billions of perceived overpayments from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans… Read More
This article is sponsored by CareAcademy. In this Voices interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Robyn Lunsford, CareAcademy’s Chief Growth Officer, to talk about how training… Read More
When it was first announced that the home health giant LHC Group was being acquired in March 2022, it wasn’t shocking.
What was shocking, at least to some, was the buyer – Un… Read More
Two of home health’s biggest advocacy organizations have joined forces on a proposed payment rule pre-comment letter addressed to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)… Read More
On Wednesday — ahead of its earnings call with investors and stakeholders — Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) announced plans to launch a strategic review process.
Specifically, the… 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
There have been plenty of conversations regarding the FY 2024 proposed home health payment rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
However, one aspect of th… Read More
After another poor proposed payment rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), home health leaders are trying to focus on the positive parts of the business they&rsquo… Read More
Paul Mastrapa is replacing Jennifer Sheets as CEO of Interim HealthCare, the company announced Friday.
Sheets had served as the president and CEO of Interim since January of 2019. She al… 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
Following the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) – and during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic – home health providers struggled significantly with Lo… Read More
Of all the challenges home-based care providers are facing, it’s the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule regarding Medicaid access that is top… Read More
Home health stakeholders are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to address an alleged forecast error in the home health market basket for 2021 and 2022.
Broadly… Read More
Home health providers know Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be a part of the future. The task now is to prove their value to those plans.
“These insurance companies are not what I… Read More
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday announced a new proposed rule that would, among its provisions, establish a strict requirement for the amount of Medic… Read More
The plethora of mayoral candidates pressured the difficulty of crushing actual property prices and lack of inexpensive housing entrance and middle in current months. Much less publicized is… Read More
With Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment poised to surpass traditional Medicare, home health providers will be forced to engage with plans, or otherwise, be left behind.
That’s accor… Read More
Health care professionals working in acute settings are often in the line of fire when it comes to workplace violence. That is well documented.
Yet, despite the difference in care setting… Read More
President Joe Biden and his administration are using the importance of personal home care as a way to fight back against some Congress members’ desire to cut Medicaid funding.
In a… Read More
Everyone in the home-based care world hears that Medicare Advantage is becoming the dominant payer. But that’s not always true in certain regions, states or counties.
It’s ju… Read More
With the public health emergency (PHE) set to finally end on May 11, home health stakeholders are finding that the impact won’t be as disruptive as once feared.
This is because mos… Read More
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