Home Health Line Breaking News
06/20/2021
The new federal holiday on Friday, June 18, will impact some Medicare payment processing, according to an alert from Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto GBA.
06/18/2021
The U.S. Department of Labor announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration training grants for nonprofit organizations, according to a news release.
06/13/2021
A Pennsylvania home health agency will pay $66,000 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 98 registered nurses and licenses practical nurses.
06/11/2021
Medicare Administrative Contractors have addressed a payment error impacting some claims that were tied to the generic HIPPS code used on RAPs.
06/11/2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing revised reporting requirements for recipients of Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments.
06/10/2021
Home health care workers are among those targeted under a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) released June 10, 2021, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). There are important exemptions to the ETS that include some home health settings.
06/09/2021
CMS will pay more money to Medicare providers for administering the COVID-19 vaccine in the home, according to a news release Wednesday morning.
06/04/2021
California state health officials announced this week that they will extend a mask mandate through June 15, despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that lifted many of the restrictions for fully vaccinated people.
06/03/2021
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have resumed post-payment medical reviews on claims during the public health emergency.
06/03/2021
CMS says that the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model resulted in savings of more than $600 million between 2016 and 2019. Industry observers expect a nationwide expansion in the 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule this summer.

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