DC Function Measure Resource 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the Discharge Function Score (DC Function) Quality Measure Overview in the downloads section on the Home Health Quality Measures webpage. This document is intended to provide Home Health providers with information on the Discharge Function Score (DC Function) quality measure. This measure is included in the HHQRP and the expanded […]

Hidden Changes: What Home Health Providers May Have Missed In The Final Rule 

The State of Home Health and Hospice 2025

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to examine the trends and post-election impact on home health, home care, and hospice organizations.  Join William A. “Bill” Dombi, President of the National Alliance for Care at Home, formerly the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, in one of his final official appearances before his […]

CMS Approves Revised Home Health Change of Care Notice

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN) for 3 years. There were no substantive changes made to the HHCCN form or the form instructions. CMS did make plain language and information design changes to the form and form instructions according to our Office of Communications […]

Selected HHAs Complied With Fed Rules for Provider Relief Fund Payments

The selected home health agencies complied with the terms and conditions and federal requirements for expending Provider Relief Funds (PRF) funds, according to a new Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The $178 billion PRF program provided funds to eligible providers for health care-related expenses or lost […]

Dr. Landers Leads Alliance Advocacy on Home Health Cuts, Hospice SFP

The National Alliance for Care at Home is focused like a laser on the two big advocacy priorities — the looming payment cuts to home health care and the Medicare hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) — Alliance CEO Dr. Steven Landers told a gathering of journalists in a media briefing on November 21, 2024. “The […]

‘Overpayment’ Clawbacks Hanging Over Home Health Providers’ Heads

New Alliance targets Medicare cuts, Special Focus Program for advocacy for rest of 2024

October 2024 Home Health Interim Performance Reports Available

The Preliminary October 2024 Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) for the expanded HHVBP Model are now available on the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) and home health providers have until December 6, 2024 to submit a recalculation request, should that be necessary. The quarterly IPRs provide home health agencies (HHAs) with the cohort assignment, […]

Caring for those Who Care: Compliance tips for Home Health

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is hosting a free virtual roundtable conversation to offer tips on how to comply with federal laws. During the roundtable, federal agency representatives will discuss common violations, compliance tips, and resources available for workers and employers. Roundtable participants include: Participation is free, but capacity is limited.

Uncertainty grows as CMS raises home health ‘clawback’ debt to $4.6B

CMS Open Door Summary: Home Health

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the Home Health, Hospice, and  DME Open Door Forum call on November 7, 2024 and covered several topics related to home health providers. Below is a summary of the home health portion of the open door forum. On Tuesday, November 12, we will publish the hospice […]