Home Health Line
01/01/2018
The amount of money at stake in CMS’ value-based purchasing demonstration for home health continues to increase. Agencies must continue to think outside the box in 2018 about how they can ensure they’ll provide the highest quality care and receive the maximum payment adjustments.
01/01/2018
President Donald Trump came into office promising the end of Obamacare, which he would replace with something “great.” The Republican House and Senate were unable to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — something Trump promised to do “immediately” upon assuming office in a “special session” of Congress. But on Dec. 20, Congress took a step toward breaking down the ACA when it passed a tax bill that also eliminates the individual mandate.
01/01/2018
Expect Alex Azar to remain faithful to the Republican line on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other health policy issues if he is confirmed as HHS secretary.
01/01/2018
Highlighted by the blockbuster sale of Kindred Healthcare to three companies including Humana, the number of transactions in the Medicare home health industry picked back up in 2017 after a two-year dip.
01/01/2018
The number of mergers and acquisitions in the private duty industry hit record numbers in 2016 and 2017.
01/01/2018
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will vote this month on whether to once again recommend a 5% Medicare payment reduction for home health agencies, as well as a two-year rebasing of the payment system.
01/01/2018
by: HHL’s 2018 Trends Survey
About 84% of agencies plan to spend more money to train on the revised Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) in 2018 than they had in 2017, according to 156 respondents to a question on HHL’s 2018 Trends Survey. No respondents plan to spend less on this.
01/01/2018
Agenices should use the following calendar in 2018 as it prepares to comply with the revised CoPs and other regulatory changes.
12/22/2017
Agencies should provide these steps to clinicians to help ensure they understand how to fill out GG0170C (Mobility). CMS walked providers through these steps as part of recently posted online provider training.
12/20/2017
DecisionHealth editors surveyed readers and interviewed experts to come up with several predictions of what will affect providers in 2018.

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