Volume 20.07 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has released the revised Home Health Agency Cost Report, Form CMS-1728-20. The updated Cost Report will be effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020 and ending on...
Volume 20.06 Effective March 29, 2020, certain claims processing for the Review Choice Demonstration (“RCD”) for Home Health Services were paused in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pause, home health claims submitted on or after...
Volume 20.05 Home health providers, like other providers, are dealing with a vast array of service changes resulting from the COVID-19 PHE. Strategic planning for the future must include consideration of the permanent service and revenue changes that may result. ...
Volume 20.04 The New York Department of Health is launching a new Web-Based Tool for Home Care cost reports, set to be published mid to late March 2020, that providers will be required to complete using fiscal year 2019 cost and utilization data that will be used to...
Volume 20.03 With the implementation of PDGM, newly certified home health agencies (new providers), certified after January 1, 2019, are not entitled to receive partial episode payment based on a Request for Anticipated Payment (“RAP”). Recently, CMS has clarified...
Volume 20.02 The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has provided Notice on February 24, 2020 regarding the updated Home Health Agency Cost Report (“CMS-1728-19”). Additionally, the forms and instructions are available here. The updated cost...