Home Health Line Breaking News
09/03/2021
The latest home health agency audit by the OIG highlights a frequent topic for these reviews: questioning the need for homebound services mid-episode.
09/03/2021
One MAC recently released a three-page document on fraud and abuse in home health and hospice.
09/02/2021
CMS recently updated information for hospice providers on the key dates on refreshes of Care Compare through August 2022.
08/05/2021
CMS is reminding hospices about creating an effective plan of care, noting a 2019 report from the Office of Inspector General that found most hospices have at least one deficiency in their quality of care.
08/04/2021
Plans to test a shorter, web-based version of the Home Health Care CAHPS (HHCAPHS) survey are expected to be published in the Federal Registry on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.
08/02/2021
A CMS proposal would make it easier for Medicaid home care workers and person care assistants to obtain health insurance, training and other benefits customary for full-time employees.
07/30/2021
Industry leaders are celebrating the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021. The legislation proposes a new add-on to the Medicare Home Health benefit that would allow extended care services for eligible Medicare patients following discharge from the hospital.
07/29/2021
CMS will be hostiong a forum on changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program included in the hopsice payment final rule.
07/29/2021
Hospice providers will be facing new star ratings on Care Compare, according to FY 2022 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate final rule released by CMS on July 29, 2021.
07/23/2021
The OIG is calling for Palmetto GBA to refund $17,513 to hospices and attempt to collect $545,639 in overpayments after an audit of the Medicare contractor’s policy around overpayments in lookback years.

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