Home Health Line Breaking News
07/01/2025
Industry leaders argue that the CMS proposal for a 6.4% payment cut will mean fewer agencies in the market and more patients struggling to find the care they need.
06/30/2025
Many changes were included in the 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule, including updates to HHQRP, HHCAHPS, OASIS items, face-to-face encounter requirements and more. 
06/29/2025
A Georgia hospice owner has agreed to pay $9.2 million to settle three lawsuits alleging that he violated the Anti-Kickback statute and the False Claims Act, according to a June 11 release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia. The cases accused Mahlega Abdsharafa of Creative Hospice Care, Inc., and his affiliated companies of providing medical directors with paid kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals. 
06/27/2025
Scammers are impersonating CMS and sending phishing fax requests for medical records and documentation, falsely claiming to be part of a Medicare audit.
06/24/2025
With just days left in June, industry stakeholders are awaiting news on proposed payment updates for 2026. In recent years, the Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule has typically arrived in the final days of June.
06/24/2025
The nation’s top Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care programs have announced a series of reforms to improve the prior authorization process.
06/23/2025
Some hospice providers are failing to include the required “PM” modifier on Medicare claims for post-mortem visits that occur on the day of a patient’s death, according to Palmetto GBA. 
06/17/2025
Two MACs have now updated their guidance for agencies on who can perform the face-to-face encounter when the patient referral is coming from a community provider.
06/16/2025
Home health utilization was slightly lower among Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries in 2021 compared to those who had traditional fee-for-service plans, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) June 2025 report to Congress. 
06/15/2025
While funding for surveys is expected to go up, the total number of home health surveys is projected to decrease.

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