Home Health Line Breaking News
01/08/2021
CMS will expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, officials announced January 8, 2021.
01/04/2021
The 2% payment adjustment, suspended under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act from May 1 through December 31, 2020, has been extended to March 31, 2021, under the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020.
01/04/2021
The CDC has offered guidance for states on how to prioritize vaccination, but it is up to local health officials to make final determinations on priorities and timelines for vaccine rollout.
01/03/2021
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently began releasing new hospital COVID-19 data at the facility level.
12/21/2020
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for persons 18 and older. Meanwhile, a federal advisory committee voted Sunday to put seniors 75 and older among those next in line to get vaccinated.
12/20/2020
CMS’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation has an opportunity for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to participate in the Global and Professional Options of the Direct Contracting Model. 
12/18/2020
Beginning Jan. 1, home health agencies that wish to provide and bill Medicare Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) professional services for calendar year 2021, will be required to enroll with the Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC) in their state.
12/14/2020
On December 3, 2020, U.S. Transcend Strategy Group fielded a survey asking if the COVID-19 vaccine would impact people’s willingness to receive care.
12/13/2020
Agency leaders should check with their state and local health departments if interested in vaccine distribution. CMS has said that it will pay providers for administering the vaccine to beneficiaries.
12/11/2020
CMS has issued a proposed rule that would improve electronic exchange of health care data among payers, providers, and patients and streamline processes related to prior authorization to reduce burden on providers and patients, according to a press release.

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