Home Health Line Breaking News
03/07/2017
Two judges have blocked President Donald J. Trump's new executive order that bans travel from several predominantly Muslim countries.
03/06/2017
Seema Verma is a short step from taking the reins at CMS. On March 2, the Senate Finance Committee cast a 13-12 vote to send Verma ahead to a full Senate confirmation.
02/10/2017

The U.S. Senate on Feb. 10 approved Rep. Tom Price to oversee HHS.

01/18/2017
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing created a social media quiz to help nurses understand the scope of patient privacy and nurses’ obligations when using social and electronic media.
01/09/2017
After about 20 years, CMS has moved forward with drastic revisions to its Medicare and Medicaid Home Health Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
01/06/2017

CMS has once again extended its moratoria on new home health agencies and new branches of existing home health agencies by six months in six metropolitan areas.

12/20/2016
CMS’ pre-claim review demonstration, which has caused great consternation for Illinois agencies this year, is expanding to Florida in April 2017, the Federal Medicare agency announced Dec. 19.
12/19/2016
CMS on Dec. 9 received approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the OASIS-C2 form.
 
11/29/2016
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Tom Price to serve as Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
11/23/2016
A federal judge on Tuesday granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Labor Department’s new overtime rule — meaning the requirement is highly unlikely to take effect as scheduled Dec. 1. For many private duty agencies, the injunction is significant because the rule would have more than doubled the salary threshold for a worker to be entitled to overtime.

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