MedPAC Proposes Drastic Cut
Clinical by Kristin Rowan, Editor MedPAC Proposes Drastic Cuts Five Year Decrease Not Enough The onset of PDGM and the recalculations of payments in 2020 have led to an overall decrease in Medicare reimbursement rates for home health by approximately 12%. CMS continues to...Feedback Adjusts Final Rule
CMS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2025 Contact: Hannah Kristancommunications@allianceforcareathome.org202-355-1647 National Alliance for Care at Home: CMS Modifies Final Payment Rule Based on Stakeholder...Appeals Court Filing
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Appeals Court Filing Hospice ALJ A hospice claim may fall under review either before or after the claim has been paid. A hospice agency with a denied claim must file appeals until the claim is approved or the appeals are exhausted. First, they...BREAKING NEWS: Home Health Final Rule
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor BREAKING NEWS Home Health Final Rule While most of us were still recovering from our Thanksgiving feast overload, CMS quietly released the CY 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule (HH Final Rule). In past years, CMS published...Hospice Carve-In is Out
Advocacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Hannah Kristancommunications@allianceforcareathome.org202-355-1647 Sen. Marshall and Sen. Whitehouse Issue Letter to Senate Leadership Expressing Bipartisan Support for...Dr. Steve Landers: an Interview
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Dr. Steve Landers An Interview from the Alliance Annual Meeting On the heels of the inaugural National Alliance for Care at Home Annual Meeting & Expo, I sat down with Alliance CEO Dr. Steve Landers to talk about his feelings on the event,...OASIS, OASIS Everywhere!
Artificial Intelligence by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus OASIS, OASIS, Everywhere At this year’s annual meeting of The National Alliance for Care at Home, one could not attend a general or breakout session or walk an aisle in the exhibit hall without hearing about artificial intelligence....Interoperability: The Unreachable Dream
Interoperability by Kristin Rowan, Editor Interoperability The Unreachable Dream Healthcare and care at home have been reaching for interoperability for decades. When I started working in the care at home industry, there was a learning curve for terminologies, abbreviations (oy! with...Government Shutdown
Medicaid by Kristin Rowan, Editor Government Shutdown Threatens Care at Home Lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle failed to come to a budget agreement by the deadline. This causes an immediate cease to all non-essential government functions and many government employees...
