Home Health Line Breaking News
07/14/2026
This preview period comes ahead of the October refresh, which will include standard quarterly updates to OASIS and HHCAHPS results, as well as the annual update to claims-based measures.
07/14/2026
Single damages were calculated as the full salary and benefits paid to the nurse during the period they worked without a valid license, according to the HHS OIG.
07/13/2026
California implemented emergency state-level requirements for hospices last month, reminding stakeholders across the country that CMS isn’t the only government body looking to put an end to fraud in the post-acute space.  
07/07/2026
The OIG Advisory Opinion 26-15 was issued in response to an arrangement that involved a subscription service to a software vendor that connects hospitals to home health agencies when referring patients in the course of discharge planning.
07/07/2026
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, CMS plans to add all non-Medicare and non-Medicaid patients when calculating an agency’s OASIS submission rate for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program Annual Payment Update.
07/06/2026
CMS has spent $255.1 million on payments for hospice patients who didn’t meet program eligibility requirements, according to a HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report published June 23. 
07/01/2026
While the rule calls for an aggregate payment increase of 2.4%, it also includes a -3.0% temporary adjustment to the 2027 base payment rate.
06/30/2026
CMS has updated and created new resources around the technical specifications and measure tables for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program.
06/29/2026
Home health care expenditures are projected to double in the coming decade, according to a Health Affairs report published on June 24, 2026. 
06/28/2026
Finalized in the 2025 HHPSS Final Rule, agencies are expected to develop, implement and maintain, through an annual review, a patient acceptance-to-service policy that is applied consistently to each prospective patient.

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