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The most recent news, announcements, and regulatory updates for home health, hospice, and supportive care at home
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Purpose Built AI: Evaluation to Execution
By Isaac Greszes, Eleos – AI, from evaluation to execution, moves beyond the pilot phase and analyzes AI platforms for durability, governance, and clinical trust. It’s not whether AI can help or how long it has been around, but how it was built, whether it was designed to deliver value, and how it adapts over time.
MedPAC Finalizes Recommendation to CMS
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – MedPAC finalizes recommendation to CMS for FY 2027. The recommendation includes no change in hospice rates, including any market adjustment, and a 7% decrease for home health. Using flawed calculations and missing data, the recommendations brings pushback from the industry.
UnitedHealth Group Publicity Stunt
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – A prepared statement from UnitedHealth Group, read during the congressional hearing on insurance premium rates, promises to return all profits to ACA members at the end of 2026. This publicity stunt, along with other misleading statements, attempts to take attention off the 50-400% rate increase in ACA premiums in 2026.
VA Updates Community Cares Contracts
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – In a recent RFP, the VA Updates community Cares contracts ahead of renewal. Payers are the primary entity sending proposals, but the changes will trickle down to care at home.
Home Care 100 Sneak Preview
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Just a few days in advance of the winter session of Home Care 100, we sit down with Managing Director Jeanette Lynn to get a sneak Preview of some of the sessions and her take on the industry.
Overtime Law Changes: An Interview with Angelo Spinola
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – The Department of Labor is no longer upholding the 2013 overtime exemption rule, but the 3rd circuit court of Pennsylvania is. The Rowan Report talks to home care attorney Angelo Spinola to get more information.
Purpose Built AI: Architecture, Scalability, Security
by Isaac Greszes, Eleos – Care at Home is increasingly turning to AI to address documentation burden, clinician burnout, and regulatory pressure. In part 2 of this series, we discuss AI architecture, scalability, and security
LeadingAge and Alliance Join Dr. Oz
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Last week, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a listening session regarding the CMS efforts to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in home health and hospice. LeadingAge and The Alliance attended the session. We have their press releases and comments and an interview with LeadingAge VP Mollie Gurian.
Purpose-Built AI for Care at Home
By Isaac Greszes, Eleos – Purpose-Built AI matters. When you are evaluating AI solutions for your home health or hospice agency, use this practical framework to ensure the AI solution you choose is purpose-built for care at home and will provide consistent results over time. Part 1 of 4.
Death of ALF Resident
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – The family of 85-year-old assisted living facility resident Robert Pollmann filed a wrongful death suit against ALF owners Levi and Holly Walker after the resident wandered out of the facility, was unnoticed for 40 minutes, and was found dead two days later of heat exposure.
UnitedHealth Causes Heightened Alarm
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – Following UnitedHealth Group’s failure to adequately respond to Senate inquiries, and the addition of additional whistleblower reports and wrongful death lawsuits, Senators Wyden and Warren have sent a demand letter for information with a January 28 deadline.
LEAD Replaces REACH
By Kristin Rowan, Editor – CMS has announced that it will replace the current ACO Reach Model with the new LEAD Model beginning in January of 2027. The new model aims to improve participation among hospice and palliative care agencies and patients. Registration for Participation begins in March, 2026.
Overtime Ruling Upheld
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – a court of appeals has upheld a ruling that a home care agency in Pennsylvania violated the FLSA when it failed to pay minimum wage and overtime wages to its caregivers. Despite the agency’s arguments to the contrary, the court of appeals upheld the earlier ruling that the DOL can interpret the FLSA statutes.
2025 Caregiver Survey: An Interview with Stephen Vaccaro
by Kristin Rowan, Editor – The Rowan Report sits down with HHAeXchange President Stephen Vaccaro to talk about their 2025 Caregiver Survey, the state of the industry, and the future of care at home.
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