by Kristin Rowan | Jan 23, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Breaking News, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Announces Medicare Advantage Pay Hike On January 13, 2025, CMS announced its plans to increase payments to Medicare Advantage plans by 4.33%. Policy changes for Medicare Advantage and Part D include changes in how the agency calculates...
by Rowan Report | Jan 16, 2025 | Partner News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: William LeinerCOOwill.leiner@pocketrn.com Right at Home and PocketRN Enter Strategic Partnership to Provide New Medicare Care Model for Seniors with Dementia Right at Home and PocketRN today announced a...
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 16, 2025 | Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor GUIDE Launched with 390 Participants On July 1, 204, CMS launched the GUIDE Model and announced that 390 organizations had signed on to participate. The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model is a voluntary model test amied at...
by Rowan Report | Jan 16, 2025 | Partner News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: William LeinerCOOwill.leiner@pocketrn.com James CohenCEO and Co-founderjames@nevvon.com PocketRN & Nevvon Announce National Strategic Partnership to Transform Dementia Care through CMS’ Innovative GUIDE Model...
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 16, 2025 | CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Whistleblower Action A United States District Court in Tampa, Florida ruled against a whistleblower action under the False Claims Act (FCA) against her former employer. In 2019, a family care physician filed a whistleblower, or qui tam, action...
by Rowan Report | Jan 16, 2025 | Breaking News, Partner News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: William LeinerCOOwill.leiner@pocketrn.com PocketRN and Assisting Hands® Home Care Announce a National Strategic Partnership to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE)...
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage Bill Dies in Congress The 118th United States Congress, ran from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025. This Congress’s first law was passed on March 20, 2023, much later than most previous congressional sessions. In its...
by Tim Rowan | Dec 6, 2024 | Admin, Advocacy, Breaking News, CMS, Hospice, Medicare Advantage
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA is the CMS Administrator nominee in the new administration that assumes power on January 20. A popular TV personality and former gubernatorial candidate, the public side of Dr. Oz is well known, but the details of his...
by Kristin Rowan | Nov 15, 2024 | CMS, M&A, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Justice Department Sues In September of 2023, UnitedHealth Group made a bid to purchase Amedysis. That acquisition has been under scrutiny since last year. When the bid was announced, the Department of Justice began an inquiry, asking for...
by Tim Rowan | Nov 8, 2024 | Clinical, CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus OIG Accuses Medicare Advantage Providers of Padding Patient Assessments...Again “Hello, this is your Medicare Advantage company calling. I am one of their clinicians and it is time for us to update your health assessment. If you...
