Benchmarks
05/22/2026
A study of the self-reported infection control practices of 250 home health patients and caregivers found adequate adherence to handwashing. Adherence was lower for discarding and disposal practices.
05/14/2026
Overlapping home health periods are driving many home health claims errors, according to the latest report from Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS.
05/07/2026
Agencies nationally continue to show improvement on medication management, according to the latest results on Care Compare.
04/30/2026
Some agencies are struggling to report a timely transfer of health information to subsequent providers and to the patient, according to new data released in the April update of Care Compare.
04/23/2026
Key documentation at the start of care continue to lead reasons for denial under Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) reviews. Requirements around the face-to-face encounter, the plan of care and certification stand out in the TPE denials for the last three months of 2025.  
04/17/2026
Increased national attention on hospice fraud comes as the industry sees a surging number of providers in the for-profit sector.
04/09/2026
CMS is planning an aggregate 2.4% payment update for hospice providers beginning in October 2026, but a provider’s actual rate update will also be impacted by the local community’s wage index.
04/02/2026
In its March 2026 report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) raised the issue of surging growth of home health agencies in California. The number of agencies in states and territories excluding California declined by about 1% per year on average from 2019 to 2024d.
03/26/2026
Data highlighed by MedPAC in its annual report to Congress shows the savings home health provides when compared to other settings.
03/12/2026
The most recent top denial reasons from Palmetto GBA show that 12% of denied claims in the fourth quarter of 2025 were due to the information provided not supporting medical necessity.

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