When Social Media Goes Too Far
Admin 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...Is the Covid Boost for Telehealth Over?
Clinical 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...SNF Abuses Could be Selling Point for In-Home Care Providers
Clinical 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...MedPAC Exposes More Medicare Advantage Crimes
CMS by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus This week, we look at the state of the healthcare industry, vis a vis payers that do not pay. While Home Health and Hospice leaders talk at every gathering about refusing to accept Medicare Advantage clients, some large Integrated...Could Jimmy Carter’s Hospice Care Lead to Covered Palliative Care Services?
Clinical By Kristin Rowan, Editor The news this week has been filled with stories about former president Jimmy Carter, 99, who entered hospice care last year. His wife, Rosalynn Carter was in hospice care for only a few days before she passed away in November. Advocates and...OIG Crackdown on Employees Ineligible to Work for Medicare
CMS Dear Friends, I have some news that may be upsetting. Frankly, that is my intention, to frighten you into action. In August, a Home Health provider in New York paid an $$866,339.25 fine for violating the “Civil Monetary Penalties Law.”* The Chinese-American...Should Insurance Companies Own Home Health Agencies?
Editorial by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth Group Makes Bid to Buy Amedisys after Acquiring LHC Group Amedisys is one of the leading providers of home health, hospice, and other healthcare at home services. It operates more than 500 locations in 37 states and the District...Medicare Dollars Flow Freely to MA Plans
Editorial analysis by Tim Rowan, Editor It is good to occasionally remind ourselves that 2023 is the year enrollment in Medicare Advantage reached a full half of Medicare beneficiaries. Originally conceived as a plan to control spending, MA does seem to be achieving that goal....Insurance Industry Insider Instructs Providers
CMS Insurance Industry Insider Instructs Providers September 16, 2020 by Wendell Potter (Adapted with permission from an article posted on the author’s Twitter feed. –Editor) My former colleagues in the health insurance industry claim they are waiving all costs of...
