Home Health Line Breaking News
12/14/2024
The owner of a California hospice reportedly paid “marketers" hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks for patient referrals that could be billed to Medicare for purported hospice care, according to the DOJ.
12/12/2024
CMS had pulled a "final" version of the manual released earlier in the week. On Thursday officials published an updated final manual with the change table from the draft version released in the spring.
12/06/2024
Overall, the BLS estimates home health care services include more than 1.831 million jobs, adding 163,900 jobs over the past year.
12/06/2024
When you take DecisionHealth’s 2025 Trends Survey, we’ll send you the Home Health Ready for 2025 Report, with top survey findings, a 2025 regulatory calendar and expert guidance on changes in the home health final rule.
12/03/2024
The woman referred Medicare beneficiaries to several Metro Detroit home health companies in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks paid by the owners and operators of the home health companies, according to a DOJ release.
12/02/2024
New versions of the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage and Detailed Explanation of Non-Coverage will be used beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
12/01/2024
The audit assessed whether 25 selected home health agencies to determine whether they complied with terms and conditions and federal requirements of the Provider Relief Funds program.
11/25/2024
The list includes new wording for some existing questions, as well as examples that will be offered within the survey that help the patient when responding.
11/22/2024
DC Function will be included in the HHQRP and will replace the self-care and mobility items in the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing model beginning in 2025.
11/21/2024
A California physician pleaded guilty Nov. 21 in Los Angeles to criminal health care fraud, arising from her false home health certifications and related fraudulent billing that resulted in at least $1,449,050 in fraudulent Medicare spending, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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