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NAHC Working to Resolve Issues with Outlier Payments
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice made its first report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of errors in home health outlier calculations early in 2010. CMS ackn… more →
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NAHC Working to Resolve Issues with Outlier Payments
wrote 1 week ago: The National Association for Home Care and Hospice made its first report to the Centers for Medicare … more →
Senior Groups Send Letter Opposing President’s Home Health Copay Proposal
wrote 1 week ago: In response to the President’s proposed FY 2014 budget, the Leadership Council of Aging Organization … more →
RAP Payment Suppression Relief Underway
wrote 3 weeks ago: The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has been working closely with Palmetto GBA, the … more →
Legislation Would Modify Definition of “Full-Time Employee” from 30 to 40 Hours in the PPACA
wrote 3 weeks ago: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) recently introduced the “Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013” (S. 701) … more →
Obama Administration Mulls Rule To Give Home Health Aides Better Wages
wrote 3 weeks ago: By Alvin Tran, Kaiser Health News As a home health aide, Nicole Fletcher, 40, provides personal assi … more →
Special Notice: National 2013 State of the Home Care Industry Study
wrote 3 weeks ago: The Home Care Association of Florida urges its members who have yet to sign up to go on-line and to … more →
UPDATE: Palmetto Weighs in on RAP Payment Suppression
wrote 4 weeks ago: Late last Friday, HCAF learned that Palmetto GBA plans to suppress RAP payments to home health agenc … more →
President’s Budget Proposes Bundled Medicare Payment to Post-Acute Care Providers
wrote 1 month ago: In his proposed budget released last week, the President included a proposal to implement bundled pa … more →
Senior Groups Submit Testimony Opposing Home Health Copays
wrote 1 month ago: The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, a coalition of national organizations representing ov … more →
Nurse Recognition Program Deadline Extended to April 15
wrote 1 month ago: The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has extended the deadline to submit nominations … more →
NAHC Participates in Call with CMS on Phase II of PECOS Edits
wrote 1 month ago: The National Association for Home Care & Hospice participated in a conference call with the Cent … more →
Medicare Providers: Participate in Nationwide PECOS Survey
wrote 1 month ago: In the industry’s efforts to collect and share with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Se … more →
Home Health Patient Monitoring Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate
wrote 1 month ago: Legislation in the U.S. Senate was re-introduced that would expand the use of telehealth technology … more →
CNN: Why Grandma's Aide Earns So Little
wrote 2 months ago: By Annalyn Kurtz, CNN NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Home health aides are the fastest growing job in America … more →
What Sequestration Means for Home Care
wrote 2 months ago: Tomorrow’s deadline for Congress to reduce federal spending or face an across-the-board two pe … more →
CMS Announces PECOS Activation for May 1, 2013
wrote 2 months ago: The following information was excerpted from a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services MedLearn … more →
CMS Adds New Data Reporting Requirements for Home Health Claims
wrote 3 months ago: Effective July 1, 2013, home health agencies will be required to report data so that the Centers for … more →
Industry Meets with MedPAC Staff About IOM Recommendation to Allow NPs to Certify Home Health Plans of Care
wrote 3 months ago: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) intends to review the Institute of Medicine’s 2010 … more →
HHS Issues HIPAA Final Rule
wrote 3 months ago: The Department of Health & Human Services has issued the long-awaited HIPAA final entitled: Modi … more →
