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Aging America Nudging UnitedHealth to Invest in Home Care

Home Care Industry Update

join Polsinelli, The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) for a summary of the most significant legal developments and 2024 updates impacting your agency and strategies for complying with the same while still running a successful home care business. Our speakers will also discuss the recent […]

CMS Updates Spousal Impoverishment Standards and Medicaid Savings Program Resource Levels

On November 14th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an information bulletin that provided information about annual updates to the income standards for certain eligibility groups. A number of eligibility criteria for older adults and people with disabilities are based on the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program’s Federal Benefit Rate (FBR). In […]

New Waived Tests

Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows (most are drug tests):  Some home health […]

CMS Expands Medicaid Eligibility Flexibilities in 2025 Marketplace Benefit and Payment Parameters Proposed Rule

On November 15th, CMS released the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (Payment Notice) for 2025. While this rule is primarily focused on the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace plans, there are other policies included as well. One such policy provides additional flexibility for states to target various eligibility disregards to more nuanced groups of […]

CMS’ Staffing Mandate Proposal For Nursing Homes Could ‘Spell Trouble’ For Home Health Care

Home Care & Hospice News Review

Read on for NAHC Report’s regular round-up of important home care, home health, and hospice stories from around the country. If there is a story you would like to share with your fellow home care and hospice professionals, please send it tom@nahc.org. NAHC and NHPCO advance merger plans, launch leadership search The ongoing merger between two […]

Evaluating Quality Outcomes and Star Ratings

Value Based Care is here to stay and ensuring your quality outcomes and star ratings reflect the care your organization provides will be critical to your agency’s success now and in the future. Join this session to take a deeper look into how these outcomes are calculated by CMS and learn some balanced operational strategies you […]

Rapid Competency in Quality Improvement: A CMS-Sponsored Information Session for Home Health Agencies

NAHC strongly recommends home health professionals consider attending a new the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) webinar to learn about a new generation of training modules, facilitated by CMS that will help facilitate proficiency among nurses and other allied health professionals in the quality improvement topics that are most relevant to your practice or […]

Exciting News for Our Community!

On November 30, 2023, our community is unveiling a brand-new look! Dive into the familiar rhythm of daily discussions, Q&A sessions, exciting events, collaborative research sharing, and more—now on a revamped homepage. If it catches you by surprise, rest assured you’re still in the perfect spot to stay connected with home and hospice professionals around […]

CMS Releases Guidance on Medicaid and CHIP Health-Related Social Needs Expenditures

On November 16th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an informational bulletin that provided additional information and guidance regarding Medicaid coverage of “Health Related Social Needs Expenditures” (HSRNs), which are services provided to address the social determinants of health. The letter outlines the various ways that states may cover different HSRNs, including […]