Home Health Line Breaking News
01/25/2022
A new requirement for surveyors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 comes with an important requirement for providers: You can’t ask surveyors to show proof of their vaccination status.
01/20/2022
Medicare and Medicaid providers in the 24 states involved in the court challenges at the center of the Supreme Court decision on January 13 now have fresh deadlines to implement their COVID-19 vaccine mandates. And CMS issued the last deadlines, for Texas providers, on Jan. 20, 2022.
01/19/2022
The division’s investigation found the agency failed to pay an overtime premium on sign-on bonuses for 26 home health aides.
01/19/2022
Home health agency information has been updated on Care Compare for the first time since November 2020. The updated data has been impacted by COVID-19.
01/18/2022
Agencies can expect to see an updated OASIS-E draft in early 2022 in preparation for the Jan. 1, 2023 implementation date, CMS states in its first quarter OASIS Q&As, released Jan. 18.
01/14/2022
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has renewed the public health emergency for another 90 days, effective Jan. 16, 2022.
01/13/2022
The Supreme Court has upheld a CMS rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees of certified Medicare and Medicaid health care providers. But the court blocked an OSHA requirement for vaccination or regular testing at large private employers outside of health care settings.
01/13/2022
The new maximum for serious and other than serious penalties has climbed to $14,502, up from $13,653 per violation in 2021.
01/12/2022
We are looking for home care agency leaders, consultants and attorneys to present fresh ideas that can spur growth, reduce costs and overcome the biggest regulatory challenges.
01/11/2022
Come April 1, coders will have new codes to capture COVID-19 vaccination status.

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