Home Health
June 27, CMS issued the calendar year 2017 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system.
Reps. Tom Price (R-GA) and James McGovern (D-MA) are asking their colleagues to sign a Dear Colleague letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind its prior authorization notice for the Medicare home health benefit. It is important that you urge your…
Bipartisan House letter urges CMS to rescind its prior authorization notice for the Medicare home health benefit.
A recent blog post for the New York Times highlights the important role caregivers have at discharge – the time of transition from hospital care to care at home and beyond.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday posted to Home Health Compare the first star ratings for home health patients’ experience of care.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday finalized its recommendations to provide no updates in fiscal year 2017 for Medicare payments to home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities or long-term care hospitals. In addition, the commission…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 released the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2016. Highlights of the rule follow in this Bulletin.
CMS yesterday issued a proposed rule revising discharge planning requirements for hospitals (including long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities), critical access hospitals (CAHs) and home health agencies (HHAs) that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.