Aug 26, 2024 | Hospice News
Volume 24.13 The drafted Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act (“Hospice Care Act”) would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) to impose a nationwide moratorium on the enrollment of hospice programs for a five (5) year...
Aug 9, 2024 | Hospice News
Volume 24.12 On August 7, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued guidance regarding the termination of the VBID Hospice Component. The guidance is available at CY2024 VBID-Hospice Technical and Operational Guidance (cms.gov). The...
Aug 1, 2024 | Hospice News
Volume 24.11 While the drafted Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement Act (“Hospice Care Act”) is generally regarded as a continuation of efforts to target bad actors operating in the hospice space, it would not only significantly impact negligent and...
Jul 17, 2024 | Healthcare News
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,...
Jul 15, 2024 | Home Health News
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...