Jan 4, 2023 | Hospice News
Volume 23.01 The Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill (“Omnibus Budget”) recently passed includes the following of immediate interest to hospice providers: Sequestration – The legislation extends Medicare sequestration into 2032 and sets the sequestration at two...
Nov 20, 2022 | Healthcare News
Volume 22.12 Effective December 5, 2022, certain modifications have been made to Chapter 10 of the Medicare Program Integrity Manual dealing primarily with “Ownership Disclosures”, “Electronic Funds Transfers”, and “Special Payment Addresses”. MM12880 –...
Nov 16, 2022 | Healthcare News
Volume 22.11 In September 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a report entitled “HHS’s and HRSA’s Controls Related to Selected Provider Relief Fund Program Requirements Could Be Improved” (“Report”). The...
Oct 14, 2022 | Home Health News
Volume 22.05 EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Department of Labor has released a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” (“Notice”) today, which proposes to modify Wage and Hour Division regulations relating to the determination of whether an individual is an employee...
Aug 18, 2022 | Home Health News
Volume 22.04 The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (“NAHC”) needs the industry to be vocal regarding the CY 2023 Medicare home health services Proposed Rule, which includes 2023 payment rates and a variety of other changes. NAHC has submitted comments...