The U.S. government is projected to accelerate its spending on home health services in 2023. Then, from 2025 to 2031, annual home health spending will grow at a rate faster than any other health care category. That’s according to new estimates from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will immediately stop enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home health workers and other health care staff. In light of the public health emergency (PHE) ending on May 11, the Biden administration announced in early May that it planned to end vaccination requirements for federal workers […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday announced a new proposed rule that would, among its provisions, establish a strict requirement for the amount of Medicaid payment going toward home care worker compensation. Specifically, the proposed rule from CMS would require that at least 80% of Medicaid payments for personal care, […]
Home-based care has experienced a series of symbolic wins in 2023, many of which came from President Biden himself or his administration. But not all home-based care providers feel like victors. Home-based care is a broad term, and there is a large chunk of providers that haven’t felt the warmth from policymakers in Washington, D.C., […]
During the last week of March, hundreds of stakeholders vied on behalf of home-based care in Washington, D.C., either physically or through Zoom. Personal home care provider and advocate voices did so with an excitement for the future, fresh off the high of the president mentioning multiple times in a month. Conversely, home health care’s […]
Medicare Advantage (MA) only became a real opportunity for home care providers five years ago. That is when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced primarily health-related benefits, allowing for agencies to step in and provide personal care for beneficiaries on a limited basis. Since then, MA plans have continued to expand these […]
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is finally coming to an end, the Biden administration announced Monday. Its final day will be May 11. It — and the special home health regulatory flexibilities that have come with it — will have been active by over three years at that point, dating back to January 2020. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule Monday that takes aim at overpayments and accountability within Medicare Advantage (MA). Specifically, the rule promises to provide further oversight over MA plans and to recoup any overpayments. CMS plans to do so through the Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) final rule, which […]
Despite the hope that COVID-19’s effect on the world would wane in 2022, the year started with the highest case counts that home health and home care providers had seen, both among patients and staff. But as Home Health Care News’ top stories of the year suggest, COVID-19 did not define what went on in […]
Care Compare – the all-in-one search tool for consumers seeking home health, hospice and other Medicare-reimbursed health care services – will now include new information on providers’ relationships with doctors and clinicians. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the update on Monday. According to CMS, the new update is meant to […]
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