Alliance Statement on House Passage of Reconciliation Bill
Advocacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elyssa Katz571-281-0220communications@allianceforcareathome.org Medicaid Provisions Threaten Home and Community-Based Services for Millions of Vulnerable Americans Alexandria, VA and...PocketRN SYNERGY HomeCare Partner
Partner News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Melissa DrakeImagine ProductionsMelissa@imagineprstrategy.com(732) 236-1569 William LeinerPocketRNwill.leiner@pocketrn.com PocketRN, SYNERGY HomeCare Partner for Dementia Care This partnership will...The Alliance Responds
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Alliance Responds to CMS Hospice Update The Alliance responds to CMS-1835-P, the FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index, Conditions of Participation, and Quality Reporting Program Requirements updates. On June 10, 2025, in a 25 page letter to Dr....Delay HOPE Tool
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Advocacy Groups to CMS: Delay HOPE Tool Implementation “Delay HOPE Tool Implementation,” say multiple hospice advocacy groups. LeadingAge, the National Alliance for Care at Home (The Alliance), and the National Partnership for...Pushback on Trump Initiatives
Regulatory by Kristin Rowan, Editor Pushback on Trump Initiatives From All Sides Pushback on Trump initiatives, including the steep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and VA benefits erupted this week. Coalitions, associations, and members of Congress seek to stop the...Shoot the Messenger
Admin by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Shoot the Messenger at Your Own Risk Shoot the messenger of fraud and abuse at your peril. Providers must take seriously the concerns of employees about possible fraudulent and abusive practices. Most whistleblowers take their concerns to...DOJ Rejects Plan
M&A by Kristin Rowan, Editor DOJ Rejects Plan to Divest Assets DOJ rejects plans to divest assets from UnitedHealth and Amedisys to BrightSpring Health Services and the Pennant Group. Last week, we reported that Amedisys and UnitedHealth had entered an agreement to divest...New Deal to Sell HH & Hospice Agencies
M&A by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth, Amedisys to Divest Home Health & Hospice...Again History UnitedHealth, Amedisys to divest home health and hospice properties to satisfy DOJ. Almost two years ago, the health services division of UnitedHealth Group, Optum,...Update is Not an Increase
Hospice by Kristin Rowan, Editor Updates to Hospice Rule On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued their proposed rule for hospice rates, Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and face-t0-face encounter requirements for FY 2026. The proposed...
