Home Health Line Breaking News
11/10/2026
CMS plans to change the specifications of the DTC-PAC measure by including Medicare Advantage records in addition to Medicare fee-for-service claims.
11/10/2026
CMS released an updated version of the Home Health Grouper to account for changes coming to high and low comorbidity adjustments, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
11/09/2026
For-profit hospices saw higher spending, longer lengths of stay and increased rates of live discharge following a private equity (PE) purchase, according to a study published on Nov. 2, 2026. 
11/08/2026
The sector added an estimated 10,500 jobs in October after reporting a loss of nearly 3,800 jobs the previous month.
11/04/2026
Home health agencies will see a rate increase in 2027, even though CMS finalized a temporary adjustment that will eat into the base payment rate for another year.  
11/02/2026
If approved by the Office of Management and Budget, CMS says implementation in California will begin for billing periods on or after Jan. 18, 2027.
11/02/2026
Dual-eligibility and Medicaid beneficiaries with hepatitis C are experiencing significant delays in their start of care despite receiving recommendations to start treatment immediately after testing, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report published on Nov. 2, 2026. 
11/01/2026
More than one out of every four denials under CGS Medicare’s Targeted Probe and Educate program were due to missing, incomplete or untimely face-to-face documentation, according to the Medicare Administrative Contractor’s Oct. 30 update.
10/27/2026
Buyers have gotten more careful — compliance history, documentation and leadership depth are getting a harder look in diligence than they did a few years ago.
10/26/2026
HHS is creating a pathway for health care organizations to self-disclose civil violations of the False Claims Act. 

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