Home Health Line Breaking News
07/29/2016

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.

 
07/29/2016
Medicare’s hospice payments, adjusted for inflation and other factors, will rise an estimated 2.1% in 2017, according to the final hospice payment rule posted July 29. And CMS will begin collecting data on two new quality measures starting in April 2017.
07/28/2016
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has created a "model notice to physicians" for agencies to use to educate doctors about the new pre-claim review demo coming in five states.
07/18/2016

Public comments on OASIS-C2 are due Aug. 1.  CMS announced in June a second comment period on the assessment tool changes set to take effect in January.

06/28/2016

Home health agencies are getting a first look at the OASIS-C2 guidance manual that updates the data set scheduled to go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2017, for all assessments.

06/27/2016
The private duty industry’s court battle involving the companionship services exemption has come to an end.
06/23/2016
CMS has announced plans to hold a seond open door forum about its new pre-claim review demonstration for home health services in five states.
06/23/2016
A massive nationwide fraud takedown — much of which centered on home health — gas resulted in charges against 301 people for about $900 million in false billing.
06/21/2016
Medicare’s attempts to reduce the massive backlog of appeals aren’t working, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates.
06/10/2016
CMS is holding an open door forum 2 p.m. EST June 14 to discuss its pre-claim review demonstration.

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