Sep 19, 2023 | Healthcare News
Volume 23.04 Many providers are dealing with significant delays in processing Medicare enrollment updates and new enrollment applications. It is not unusual to see approvals of CMS 855 filings taking four months to a year. Change of ownership and new enrollment...
Aug 23, 2023 | Hospice News
Volume 23.17 Yesterday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) reported that nearly 400 hospices are being considered for potential administrative action. This is the result of site visits to numerous hospices. The site visits are the result of...
Aug 9, 2023 | Home Health News
Volume 23.07 The following was reprinted with permission of Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. On July 14, 2023, a Judge issued an opinion and order, in which he said that the State of Florida must provide services, including private duty nursing care, to medically fragile...
Aug 4, 2023 | Hospice News
Volume 23.16 On July 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1787-F) that updates Medicare hospice payments and the aggregate CAP amount for fiscal year (FY) 2024 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory...
Jul 30, 2023 | Healthcare News
Volume 23.03 CMS’s increasing focus on provider integrity continues as they have proposed numerous Medicare enrollment changes impacting healthcare providers of all types. The proposed rule includes, but is not limited to, the following: Reporting Changes in Practice...
