May 12, 2023 | Hospice News
Volume 23.09 The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 authorized the Secretary of Health & Human Services to create a Special Focus Program (SFP) which aims to address issues that place hospice beneficiaries at risk for poor quality of care through...
Mar 27, 2023 | Home Health News
Volume 23.04 MedPAC’s March 2023 Report to Congress included the following recommendation: “Our review of payment adequacy for Medicare home health services indicates that access is more than adequate in most areas and that Medicare payments are substantially in...
Mar 13, 2023 | Hospice News
Volume 23.04 There is substantial confusion regarding when overpayments determined by self-determined CAP liability filings are required to be paid. The regulations are clear that any CAP liability determined by self-filing is due at the time of filing; however, in...
Feb 14, 2023 | Home Health News
Volume 23.02 CMS used emergency waiver authorities and other regulatory processes to better enable providers to rapidly respond to individuals impacted by COVID-19. Currently, CMS is: Assessing the need for continuing certain blanket waivers based on current...
Feb 9, 2023 | Hospice News
Volume 23.02 Revisions to Appendix M of the CMS State Operations Manual have been released. The revisions are effective immediately; however, state survey directors have thirty (30) days to communicate the changes. State surveyors and accrediting organizations must...
