California is tightening its oversight of home health agencies for caregivers who help with activities of daily living, following the passage of a bill by Governor Jerry Brown this weekend, according to a New York Times report. The Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act of 2013 requires agencies to conduct background checks on workers including […]
Category: Legislation
Legislation being considered in California has launched home care advocates into a heated debate over proposed licensing, certifications and a caregiver registry—all of which would impact business for those who provide senior care within the state. As many as 1,400 home care agencies could be impacted, according to a recent article in the New York […]
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice has expressed its views on a recent House Ways and Means Committee proposed legislation on Medicare post-acute care, including a 1.1% cut in inflation updates that will impact home health care payments. The association expressed concern over the impact, as it relates to home health care […]
Rhode Island recently became the third state in the nation to adopt a family leave insurance policy after Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law the Temporary Caregiver Insurance bill on Wednesday. The new law ensures workers can take up to four weeks of leave at two-thirds of their regular wages to care for an ailing […]
Members of Congress are circulating and signing a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking a reversal of the face-to-face documentation requirements under its durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement program. Originally scheduled to take effect on July 1, CMS delayed the rule’s implementation in June with a new effective date of October […]
The home health industry is seeking exemption from the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act that requires many employers to offer sponsored health care plans to employees. The mandate is one of the most controversial under the landmark piece of legislation that is being phased in over the next several years, with home health […]
The growing demand for home care workers as the American population ages is being undermined by a lack of incentive to enter the industry, particularly when it comes to compensation. It’s been 75 years since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law providing federal minimum wage and overtime protection to most […]
U.S. Representatives are moving forward with a new bill that looks to delay the start of Round 2 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME). Last week, Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Bruce Braley (D-IA) introduced H.R. 2375 after a letter—signed by 227 Members […]
Ohio’s congressional delegation has asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to suspend its competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, often provided by home care agencies. The state legislature sought respite from the program through a letter to CMS citing violations of the rules on behalf of unlicensed providers. “We request that CMS […]
Last week, staff members of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Care and Aging shadowed an in-home care worker following introduced reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The Subcommittee staff comprised of Sophie Kasimow, Erica Solway and Bill Gendell, visited the home of 85-year old Irene White, an 85-year-old Washington, D.C. resident with Alzheimer’s disease. […]
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