by Kristin Rowan | Mar 13, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Update Last week, we reached out to some of our contacts for responses to this change. Former President of NAHC and current Senior Counsel at Arnall Golden Gregory Bill Dombi said: It is difficult to discern the impact of the rescission of the...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 7, 2025 | Advocacy, Breaking News, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Public Participation Rescinded The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires that an agency public a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register; allow sufficient time for public participation via written data, views, or arguments;...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Feb 14, 2025 | Clinical, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Treatment in Place Providers of services to patients in their homes are anecdotally familiar with situations in which patients need help at home, but do not qualify for home health services and have not arranged for or are unable to afford...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 6, 2025 | Breaking News, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicaid Payment System Goes Dark On Monday, January 27, President Trump, through the Office of Management and Budget, announced a temporary freeze on federal spending while his newly designated head of the Department of Government Efficiency...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 6, 2025 | Hospice, Medicare Advantage
by Kristin Rowan, Editor End-of-Life Care in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare Using research from CMS, researchers from Mt. Sinai in New York and Brown University in Rhode Island studied the data of adults aged 66 and older who passed away and had Medicare...
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 Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Jan 16, 2025 | Advocacy, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Brown v D.C. Decision is Another Boost for Care at Home In Olmstead v. L.C., the U.S. Supreme Court decided that unjustified segregation of disabled persons constitutes discrimination in violation of Title II of the Americans with...
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 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 Rowan Report | Dec 19, 2024 | Partner News, Regulatory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Corcoran press@trellahealth.com Trella Health Launches Special Report on Home Health Accessibility for Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Beneficiaries An analysis of the key trends shaping access to care for Medicare...
