by Kristin Rowan | Aug 16, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Marketing, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Leading Associations Attempt to Curb Medicare Advantage Marketing Practices that Prey on the Unsuspecting For some time now, we’ve been reporting on the marketing practices that Medicare Advantage uses to lure new members. And,...
by Tim Rowan | Jul 26, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Past For at least the last five years, every Home Health conference this reporter has attended has featured at least one keynote speaker or expert panelist complaining about sparse and shrinking payments from Medicare Advantage plans. As...
by Tim Rowan | Jul 19, 2024 | Admin, Editorial, Medicare Advantage
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus UnitedHealth Making Home Health Visits Payer or Competitor…that is the question. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, and questioned by the insurance industry’s lobbying arm, AHIP, UnitedHealth Group has increased...
by Kristin Rowan | Jun 13, 2024 | Admin, Editorial, Marketing, Privacy and Security
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Access to Information: Pro & Con The advent of social media has allowed millions upon millions of users worldwide to connect with distant friends and family, meet new people, and share information among followers. From Six Degrees in 1997...
by Tim Rowan | Apr 11, 2024 | Clinical, Editorial, Telehealth
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus In 2020, doctors flooded telehealth companies with requests for help caring for patients reluctant to leave home to come to their appointments. Following suit, many Home Health agencies that had never considered investing in home...
by Tim Rowan | Apr 4, 2024 | Clinical, Editorial
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus For as long as I can remember, Home Health and Home Care owners and advocates, including their national and state associations, have struggled to develop concrete data to prove what we all know to be true: In-home care is a great deal for...
