Home Health Line Breaking News
07/13/2023
“Over the last 12 months, we’ve received numerous reports of hospice fraud, waste and abuse,” CMS noted in an announcement. “The number of enrolled hospices also has increased significantly in these states, raising serious concerns bout market oversaturation.”
07/10/2023
The group calls the methodology for rate adjustments under PDGM illogical and invalid and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, including a reversal of the rate adjustments already made in the 2023 rule.
07/07/2023
The agenda for the ODF includes updates from the proposed rule, along with HHCAHPS surveys hospice rulemaking and more.
07/07/2023
That brings the total number of jobs in the sector to more than 1.61 million, compared to 1.53 million reported in June 2022.
07/05/2023
The FY2024 ICD-10-CM guidelines were released Wednesday, July 5 and include updated instructions for how to code for screening for COVID-19.
06/30/2023
CMS estimates that 2024 home health payments would decrease in the aggregate by 2.2%, or a $375 million reduction in payments compared to 2023.
06/26/2023
The 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule is still awaiting key final review before release. But documents published by CMS online suggest at least a few of the changes the industry could expect in the rule.
06/23/2023
Bipartisan legislation introduced just days ahead of the 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment proposed rule seeks to repeal payment cuts under PDGM and to reframe how MedPAC analyzes agency revenues.
06/23/2023
CMS has released its proposed rule to streamline prior authorization in government-sponsored health insurance programs, but a contingent of lawmakers want the agency to go further.
06/20/2023
Growth in home health spending is expected to climb on average 7.4% annually from 2024-2031. That’s compared to a 5.5% average annual increase in health care spending overall.

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