Home Health Line Breaking News
10/01/2013
Despite the beginning of a partial federal shutdown on Oct. 1, due to Congress’ failure to reach an agreement to keep agencies fully funded, health care providers won’t face a cutoff in Medicare payments, HHS has clarified in its contingency staffing plan.
 
09/30/2013
Federal minimum wage and overtime protections will be extended to almost all home health care workers beginning January 2015, the U.S. Labor Department has announced.
 
 
 
09/30/2013
Seventy-five members of Congress have signed a letter urging CMS to modify the face-to-face requirement for home health care, asking that the requirement be met through the completion and collection of the separate 485 (plan of care) form.
 
09/09/2013
With the midnight, Sept. 30, deadline approaching and no deal to prevent a government shutdown in sight, one thing providers needn’t fear is a cutoff in Medicare payments, HHS makes clear in its contingency staffing plan.
 

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