Medicare Moratoria
Breaking News by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Moratoria CMS Halts All New Home Health & Hospice Agencies As part of it’s ongoing efforts to curb Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking a bold step. On Wednesday, May...Medicaid Reform
Home Health by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicaid Reform New Efforts to Stop Fraud Before it Happens As auditors continue to investigate fraudulent activity, new initiatives through Medicare reform aim to stop fraud before it happens. The new initiative, the Combating Deceptive...Idaho Approves $22M Cut
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Idaho Approves $22M Cut Provider Reimbursement Rates Slashed Idaho Governor Brad Little approved House Bill 863 in late March after the bill passed the House and Senate. Little directed the state to balance the budget and sent a recommended...California Hospice Fraud
CMS by Kristin Rowan, Editor California Hospice Fraud Update 04-16-2026 Reports continue of additional arrests and revoked licenses in the California Hospice Fraud investigations. The anti-fraud task force suspensions rose to 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies this...Accountability and Sustainability in Medicare Advantage
CMS by Kristin Rowan, Editor Accountability and Sustainability CMS Finalizes 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Changes As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce unneccessary payments, CMS issued the 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D announcement to “improve...Worthy is Worthy of Consideration
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor Worthy is Worthy Markovich Calls for Healthcare Overhaul Worthy is an initiative aimed at nonpartisal healthcare policy reform. Introduced by Ascendiun CEO Paul Markovitch. Worthy calls upon industry players to back major reform in the...WISeR Model Not so Wise
Artificial Intelligence by Kristin Rowan, Editor WISeR Model Dangerous and Troubling WISeR model is not as wise as CMS had hoped. For many months, we have been reporting on the waste, fraud, and abuse initiatives from HHS and CMS. From stricter oversight to fewer new agencies to broad...Hospice CARE Act
Hospice by Kristin Rowan, Editor Hospice CARE Act Congress breathes new life into hospice protection In 2024, Representative Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act. The Bill, H.R. 9803, aimed “to amend title XVIII of...The Home Care Show: A Review
Editorial by Kristin Rowan, Editor The Home Care Show We attend a lot of events. As care at home professionals, nurses, agency owners, regulatory bodies, advocacy groups, and software solutions providers, we travel sometimes more than we are at home. As a general rule, these...
