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The Health Group, LLC provides an extensive array of financial and consulting services to its clients. We approach each client and each client service as unique based on the skillsets of the client’s personnel to ensure client needs are met.
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The Health Group, LLC provides live educational conferences and webinars on healthcare financial and compliance issues of importance. Registrations are now being accepted for the Hospice Financial Administration Conference scheduled for October 16-17, 2025 in Orlando.
Hospice News
MORATORIUM ON NEW HOSPICES AND SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS – BAD POLICY AND POOR IMPLEMENTATION BY CMS
Volume 26.09 On May 13, 2026, CMS announced a six-month moratorium on hospice and home health agencies to protect patients, restoring integrity and safeguarding taxpayer dollars. The Health Group, LLC, has always believed that a moratorium placed on hospice and home health agencies is an...
2026 HOSPICE FINANCIAL & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Volume 26.08 The 2026 Hospice Financial & Compliance Management Conference is scheduled for October 1st and 2nd, 2026 at Paris Las Vegas. While individual sessions are still in development, the conference will have significant focus on the federal and state’s initiatives related to curbing...
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO CONTINUE OVERSIGHT OF HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS
Volume 26.07 On May 20, 2026, the “Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act” (“ACT”) was introduced in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation, if enacted, would provide: Increased survey frequency for newly enrolled hospices and home health agencies, providers with ownership...
Healthcare News
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES CHANGES NAME
Volume 26.01 National Government Services (“NGS”) will begin operating as Wellpoint Federal effective April 1, 2026. Beginning April 1, 2026, NGS will begin transitioning and there are no immediate changes to the provider portals, NGSConnex and NGSMedicare.com. Additionally: Claims submission...
DMEPOS INTEGRITY PROVISIONS STRENGTHENED
Volume 25.10 CMS has taken steps to increase program integrity of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (“DMEPOS”) providers in the recently finalized “Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Final Rule recently published. The Final Rule,...
SKILLED NURSING REVALIDATION DUE JANUARY 1, 2026
Volume 25.09 Skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) providers enrolled in the Medicare program or dually enrolled in the Medicare/Medicaid programs must submit a mandatory off-cycle provider enrollment revalidation or risk having their enrollment suspended or revoked. This special revalidation filing...
Home Health News
CMS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MORATORIUM
Volume 26.01 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 home health agencies. Beginning on May 13, 2026, no new HHAs or HHA branches or practice...
CMS CUTS IN HOME HEALTH PAYMENTS AND COVID CAUSE DECLINE IN HOME HEALH SERVICES
Volume 25.03 The home health industry is standing firm in its criticism of the Home Health Proposed Rule which will again significantly reduce payments to home health agencies effective January 1, 2026. CMS’s own data reports that over 1,000 home health agencies have closed between 2019 and 2024,...
2026 HOME HEALTH PROPOSED RULE PUBLISHED
Volume 25.02 The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released the 2026 Home Health Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule is available in its entirety here. The Proposed rule includes: A reduction in Medicare home health payments of 6.4%. This consists of a 2.4% increase in...