Home Health Line Breaking News
12/23/2013
The deadline for the submission of public comments on a memorandum CMS issued last month that provides additional guidance regarding payment responsibilities for drugs administered to hospice Medicare beneficiaries has been extended from January 6 to January 10, 2014.  
12/13/2013
The House overwhelmingly approved compromise budget legislation that would hit home health providers with two more years of the 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement originally imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
 
12/12/2013
A budget agreement announced Dec. 10 by Senate and House negotiators would hit home health providers with two more years of the 2% reduction in Medicare reimbursement required by the Budget Control Act that was passed in 2011.
11/27/2013
Small private duty agencies will have to wait another year before being able to enroll online in the federal Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). But those small businesses still will be able to enroll in SHOP through an insurer, agent or broker next year.
 
11/22/2013
CMS' final 2014 PPS rule, which was released today, contains a net reduction of 1.05%, slightly lower than the 1.5% in the proposed rule.
11/22/2013

CMS’ final 2014 PPS rule, which was released today, contains a net reduction of 1.05%, slightly lower than the 1.5% in the proposed rule.

11/13/2013
Time Warner Cable Business Class — a division of Time Warner Cable — announced this week that it will start a “Virtual Visit” telemedicine trial with Cleveland Clinic.
10/24/2013
California recently passed the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act of 2013, which requires agencies to conduct background checks on workers and list aides in an online registry, according to the New York Times.
 
10/24/2013
CMS announced today that it could delay releasing the CY 2014 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1450-F) for nearly a month. The rule now will be released on or before Nov. 27.
 
10/19/2013
A bill was recently introduced to limit Medicare payment when a home health agency exceeds specific threshold limits on the average number of episodes of care.

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