Mar 20, 2024 | Home Health News
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...
Mar 18, 2024 | Hospice News
Volume 24.05 The 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (“HH PPS”) Rate Update final rule included a provision clarifying that the definition of a Managing Employee in 42 CFR §424.502 includes the administrator and medical director of a hospice. This change was...
Mar 14, 2024 | Hospice News
Volume 24.04 LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (“NAHC”), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (“NHPCO”), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (“NPHI”) have released their National Hospice...
Mar 5, 2024 | Hospice News
Volume 24.03 In a stunning development, yesterday the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (“VBID”) will end on December 31, 2024. The hospice component was recently...
Feb 19, 2024 | Home Health News
Volume 24.01 On January 10, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule (“Rule”) regarding “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The Rule is effective March 11, 2024, and...
