by Kristin Rowan | Mar 20, 2024 | CMS, Vendor Watch
From the NAHC News Desk, March 19, 2024 On March 15th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Center Informational Bulletin (CIB) that provides guidance and flexibilities to mitigate the impacts on providers resulting from the Change...
by Tim Rowan | Mar 20, 2024 | CMS, Editorial
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus This week, we look at the state of the healthcare industry, vis a vis payers that do not pay. While Home Health and Hospice leaders talk at every gathering about refusing to accept Medicare Advantage clients, some large Integrated...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 13, 2024 | CMS
by Kristin Rowan, Editor The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on March 12, 2024 to address the need for access to care-at-home services in rural and underserved communities. The advisory board heard from several witnesses including two care at home...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 13, 2024 | Regulatory
From the NAHC Newsdesk, March 12, 2024 On Monday, March 11th, President Biden released a $7.26 trillion proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025, which begins October 1st, 2024. While the White House budget is simply a request and Congress has final say on government...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Mar 13, 2024 | Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., DOJ Says “Knock on Our Door Before We Knock on Yours” On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new pilot program that includes financial incentives for whistleblowers to report violations. The new...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 13, 2024 | Clinical, CMS
By Kristin Rowan, Editor March 12, 2024, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), Leading Age, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), published their...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 6, 2024 | Admin, Clinical, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor Last week, I had the honor of speaking with three of the dynamic leaders of the International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). Between them, they have more than 150 years of nursing and administrative experience. Beyond that, they are...
by Rowan Report | Mar 6, 2024 | Regulatory
From the NAHC News Desk, Late on Monday, March 4, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced it plans to formally end the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Medicare Advantage hospice “carve-in” demonstration on December 31, 2024, and that it...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Mar 6, 2024 | Admin, CMS, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., CMS recently issued guidance about how to build and maintain worker registries, i.e., management platforms, that make qualified health workers easy to find so that more individuals who receive Medicaid-covered home and community-based...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 6, 2024 | Admin, CMS, Regulatory, Vendor Watch
By Kristin Rowan, Editor **March 6, 2024 Update** As the previously reported cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement on March 5, 2024 outlining immediate steps CMS is taking to assist providers. CMS...
