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Hospice News
CMS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MORATORIUM
Volume 26.06 Effective today, May 13, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a Notice and imposed a national six (6) month moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of hospices. Beginning on May 13, 2026, no new hospices will be enrolled into Medicare unless the...
HOSPICE CARE ACT REINTRODUCED
Volume 26.05 The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act (“Hospice Care Act”) has been reintroduced. The Hospice Care Act contains numerous program integrity provisions and payment reforms. It would establish new safeguards to prevent fraudulent providers from enrolling in...
MEDPAC RECOMMENDS NO HOSPICE PAYMENT UPDATE FOR FY 2027
Volume 26.03 On March 12, 2026, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPAC”) issued its March 2026 Report (“Report”) to Congress. The Report includes one recommendation, “For fiscal year 2027, the Congress should eliminate the update to the 2026 Medicare base payment rates for hospice.”...
Healthcare News
NO TAX ON OVERTIME? – NOT EXACTLY
Volume 25.08 Healthcare providers of all types pay certain employees who are eligible for overtime pay. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) has been advertised as eliminating federal income tax on overtime pay; however, employers and employees must recognize the details regarding overtime...
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY MEDICARE ENROLLMENT REVALIDATIONS
Volume 25.07 Skilled Nursing Facilities (“SNF”) that had an August 1, 2025, due date for submission of their CMS-855A revalidation has been pushed back to January 1, 2026. The Form CMS-855A was revised to collect the SNF data addressed in this guidance. Beginning October 1, 2024, all SNFs that are...
ALLIANCE RELEASES FINDINGS CONCERNING HOME HEALTH CARE ACCESS
Volume 25.06 The National Alliance for Care at Home (“Alliance”), in partnership with KNG Health, has published findings related to deteriorating access by Medicare program beneficiaries to home health care. Key findings include: “Since 2019, wait times for a first home health visit have increased...
Home Health News
MedPAC RECOMMENDS ADDITIONAL HOME HEALTH PAYMENT REDUCTIONS
Volume 24.06 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPAC”) in its March 2025 Report to Congress has again recommended that the 2026 payment rates for home health agencies should reflect a seven percent (7%) reduction to the 2025 Medicare base payment rate. Interesting items included on the...
HHS Announces Restructuring and Cost Reduction
Volume 25.03 On March 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a dramatic restructuring in accordance with President Trump's Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.” According to HHS,...
MEDICARE 2025 HOME HEALTH PAYMENT RATES RELEASED
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released final 2025 home health payment rates. The national standardized 30-day period payment amount has been computed as follows: 2024 National Standardized 30-day payment rate $ 2,038.13 2025 permanent behavioral adjustment...