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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 2021 Hospice Financial Management Academy scheduled for September 13-14, 2021.
Hospice News
THE HOSPICE CARE ACCOUNTABILITY, REFORM, AND ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2024 WOULD ELIMINATE PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN AIDE AND HOMEMAKER SERVICES
Volume 24.10 The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act of 2024 (“Hospice CARE Act of 2024”), currently in draft form, would eliminate coverage of certain aide and homemaker services. The draft legislation would make the following changes (changes in bold) effective on or after...
NAHC AND NHPCO SIGN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT
Volume 24.09 The two largest organizations representing home care providers, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (“NAHC”) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (“NHPCO”), signed an affiliation agreement on June 10th, 2024 Beginning July 1, 2024, the...
DRAFT HOSPICE LEGISLATION WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE ENROLLMENT, COMPLIANCE, AND PAYMENTS
Volume 24.08 Yesterday, Congressman Earl Blumenauer released a discussion draft of legislation that would, if enacted, substantially modify hospice enrollment, compliance, and Medicare payments. We will be making an extensive review of the draft that attempts to deal with many issues that have...
Healthcare News
PROVIDER OWNERSHIP, AFFILIATION DISCLOSURES AND OTHER INTEGRITY MEASURES CONTINUE TO CONSUME MORE PROVIDER RESOURCES
Volume 24.01 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has continually been concerned regarding how to identify “bad actors”, their continued involvement with Medicare providers, and the appropriate response to inappropriate behavior by providers, whether such behavior is related to...
CMS RELEASES MEDICARE ENROLLMENT APPLICATION FEE FOR 2024
Volume 23.08 CMS has announced a $709 calendar year application fee for providers that are: Initially enrolling in the Medicare program, Medicaid program, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), Revalidating their Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP enrollment, or Adding a new Medicare...
CMS MOVES ON ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES FOR NURSING FACILITIES
Volume 23.07 On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) placed on display at the Federal Register a Final Rule that will implement portions of section 6101 of the Affordable Care Act, requiring the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial, and other information...
Home Health News
SMALLER PROPRIETARY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Volume 24.04 In 2021, Congress enacted the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act to curb illicit finance. This law requires many companies doing business in the United States to report information about who owns or controls them. Effective January 1, 2024, many companies in the United States must...
NAHC AND NHPCO SIGN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT
Volume 24.03 The two largest organizations representing home care providers, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (“NAHC”) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (“NHPCO”), on June 10, 2024, signed an affiliation agreement. Beginning July 1, 2024, the...
NAHC/HHFMA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND HOME HEALTH AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS
Volume 24.02 The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (“NAHC”) is initiating a landmark survey focusing on the operational and financial aspects of the relationship between home health agencies and Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans. According to NAHC, the survey ties into early MA...