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08/20/2026
Incorporate CMS’ latest agency-level data into your internal compliance monitoring. As fraud enforcement climbs for home health providers, you need to understand where your agency operations are tripping alarms for reviewers.
08/13/2026
Even though many providers are unable to pinpoint what drives nonhospice spending, the rollout of the hospice Service and Spending Variation Index is putting them on the hook for these costs.
08/06/2026
Industry leaders say an underwhelming payment increase for hospices doesn’t reflect the true cost of delivering care, complicating provider efforts as more spending is needed around operations and compliance. 
07/30/2026
Recent CMS guidance stresses that palliative care is already allowed under the home health benefit, but some agencies don’t have the infrastructure to support a new type of care.
07/23/2026
Industry experts were happy to see Endocrine 3 (Type 1, Type 2 and other specified diabetes) proposed to be added back to the low comorbidity subgroup list next year.
07/16/2026
CMS might be providing a break from crippling rate cuts, but experts warn that rising costs and other operational hurdles will continue to be a drag on agency success. 
07/09/2026
The industry could be burdened with a string of one-time payment cuts related to the implementation of the Patient Driven Groupings Model for several more years to come.
 
07/02/2026
Prepare for changes to quality star ratings and broader public reporting in 2027 and beyond. A recent CMS report is offering insight into the changes that could be coming soon to HHQRP.
06/25/2026
Make successful discharges a priority — even if that means a longer home health stay for the patient. That's one of several lessons when looking at agencies considered benchmark leaders by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) and Forvis Mazars.
06/18/2026
Permanent cuts may be off the table for 2027, but industry leaders are preemptively arguing against billions of dollars that CMS could still claw back with next year’s payment update.

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