Home Health Line Breaking News
01/16/2026
U.S. News is launching its new Best Home Health rating in February. A virtual session Feb. 10, 2026, will provide agencies a chance to learn about the measures and methodology behind the ratings, including an interactive Q&A session. 
01/15/2026
CMS expanded its hospice oversight programs in December 2025 in its ongoing effort to root out hospice fraud, waste and abuse. While the structure of the Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO) and Targeted High-Risk Hospice (THRH) programs remain unchanged, the initiatives now apply to providers in Georgia and Ohio. 
01/13/2026
Agencies have new official guidance when responding to falls and falls with major injury in the OASIS.
01/12/2026
Approximately half of home health episodes under traditional Medicare were admitted not after a hospitalization but as community entries, according to a study published in Health Affairs on Jan. 6, 2026. 
01/11/2026
Submit the CBSA code corresponding to the state and county of the beneficiary’s place of residence with value code 61 on home health claims.
01/06/2026
CMS expects that this change will provide more options for valid face-to-face encounters.
01/05/2026
CMS expanded its hospice oversight programs in December 2025 in its ongoing effort to root out hospice fraud, waste and abuse. While the structure of the Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO) and Targeted High-Risk Hospice (THRH) programs remain unchanged, the initiatives now apply to providers in Georgia and Ohio. 
01/05/2026
The industry was excited last year to have Endocrine 3 (Type 1, Type 2, and Other specified diabetes) added to the low comorbidity list, but the subgroup will be removed in 2026 as part of the changes finalized in the 2026 home health payment final rule, released Nov. 28.
01/04/2026
An employee/contractor claimed to have provided applied behavior analysis therapy when he wasn't qualified to perform those services, the DOJ alleges.
12/22/2025
Effective date for the OASIS-E2 is April 1, 2026. Appendix D of the draft manual details the changes from OASIS-E1 to E2.

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