CMS Proposed Changes
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS is Making Changes Good or Bad? CMS is making changes across Medicare and Medicare Advantage. From Star Ratings to Prescription Drug Prices to the Hospice benefit, CMS is embracing Make America Healthy Again. Will these initiatives benefit...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...Poor Joe is Out of A Job
CMS by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus We have been keeping an eye on the Medicare Advantage business as the number of beneficiaries who switch exceeds fifty percent. In past reports, we have described the federal lawsuits that accuse MA insurance companies of illicitly...MedPAC Finalizes Recommendation to CMS
Advocacy by Kristin Rowan, Editor MedPAC Recommends 7% Cut Vote Finalized In December, MedPAC published a proposed recommendation for calendar year 2027 that included a 7% cut to home health reimbursement rates and no increase for hospice. Last week, MedPAC voted to finalize...UnitedHealth Group Publicity Stunt
CMS by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth Group Publicity Stunt How to Distract the Public: 101 When customers and regulatory bodies start to complain about company practices, reputation management usually gets involved. An internal or external public relations, crisis...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...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,...
