by Kristin Rowan | Jul 10, 2025 | Clinical, CMS, Home Health, Legal, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Fraud, Waste, and Abuse DOJ, HHS False Claims Act Fraud, Waste, and Abuse has become something of a mantra within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Kennedy has committed to combatting fraud, waste, and abuse within...
by Kristin Rowan | Jul 10, 2025 | CMS, Legal, Medicaid, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Part of Big Beautiful Bill Halted Medicaid Cuts to Planned Parenthood Blocked The tax and immigration bill, dubbed “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed by President Trump on July 4th, included removing all Medicaid payments to any...
by Kristin Rowan | Jul 2, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Home Health, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Home Health Proposed Rule 2026 June 30th, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its proposed rule with updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for home health agencies under the Home Health Prospective...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 20, 2025 | Caregiver Safety, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, Home Health, Hospice
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Workplace Violence and Policy Impact Study of home health workers A group of researchers from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio published a recent study¹ on the frequency and reporting procedures of workplace violence (WPV) in home...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 13, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Hospice
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....
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 13, 2025 | Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Other Sites, Regulatory
United Health Bribery Update In the weeks since the below article revealed allegations against UnitedHealth, members of Congress are calling for action. At least one US Senator and two Representatives are engaged in the allegations. Senator Wyden (D-OR) announced that...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 6, 2025 | Breaking News, Home Health, Hospice, Legal, M&A, Medicaid, Medicare
by Kristin Rowan, Editor *Editor’s note: This article has been updated to remove inaccurate information from the Intrepid USA website. Intrepid USA Files Bankruptcy Intrepid USA, once among the largest providers of home health and hospice services, files...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 6, 2025 | CMS, Hospice, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Fraudsters Arrested, Oz Issues Warning Fraud in California Fraudsters arrested in West Covina, CA this week were allegedly running a Medicare scheme. Authorities arrested hospice owner-operator Normita Sierra. They charged her with nine counts...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 6, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Hospice, Regulatory
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...
by Kristin Rowan | May 29, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Interoperability, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Access to Patient Data Tighter than Fort Knox Access to patient data has always been tricky, even for the patient. Every doctor’s office, hospital, urgent care center, home health agency, and nursing facility uses their own system to...
