Home Health Line Breaking News
09/02/2026
CMS released the updated Home Health Grouper Aug. 20 containing acceptable primary diagnoses and the high and low comorbidity adjustment subgroups for the new FY2027 codes.
09/01/2026
Palmetto GBA reports that 34% of claims denied between April and June were due to “No plan of care or certification.”
08/28/2026
Providers can now access the October 2026 release of the Home Health Prospective Payment System Grouper, according to the Aug. 27, 2026, edition of MLN Connects
08/28/2026
The former hospice operator knew and intended that Medicare would rely on her false representations that the patients were eligible for hospice services, and that the false representation would cause Medicare to send payment to the hospice, according to prosecutors.
08/25/2026
The preview 2026 Annual Performance Reports were published in the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) on Aug. 20, 2026.
08/24/2026
The former owner of a Pennsylvania home care agency was sentenced to up to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud and theft, according to a press release published by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General on Aug. 20. 
08/22/2026
Agencies have been struggling to document the need for skilled nursing services.
08/18/2026
The Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act would direct CMS to “reset” home health payment rates after years of permanent cuts under PDGM behavioral adjustments.
08/17/2026
Hospices acquired by private equity (PE) firms or publicly traded corporations (PTC) are seeing overall declines in visit minutes, according to a study released in Health Affairs on Aug. 3, 2026.  
08/15/2026
Between July 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027, eligible patients can get these medications for $50 per month through the bridge program.

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