Home Health
Today! Alliance Webinar: CMS Imposes Another Home Health Rate Cut. Congress Must Act
On Friday, November 1, 2024, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. Continuing rate cuts raise concerns about ongoing access to home health care services as there […]
Read MoreHome Health Telehealth Survey
Ten months ago, the National Alliance for Care at Home (then NAHC) and the University of California forged a partnership to investigate the intricate world of technology adoption by home health agencies. Many of you joined us in this partnership and participated in its most important component – a survey that went out to over […]
Read MoreAlliance Webinar! CMS Imposes Another Home Health Rate Cut: Congress Must Act
On Friday, November 1, 2024, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. Continuing rate cuts raise concerns about ongoing access to home health care services as there […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health Final Rule Includes Another Rate Cut. Congress Must Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. While a positive development, the continuing rate cuts raise serious concerns about the future of access to home health care services […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health Final Rule Includes Another Rate Cut. Congress Must Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2025. The final rate cut is 1.975% in contrast to the proposed cut of 4.067%. While a positive development, the continuing rate cuts raise serious concerns about the future of access to home health care […]
Read MoreThe Alliance Celebrates National Care at Home Month
(Washington, DC) – November marks the start of National Care at Home Month, a new observance created to honor the valuable contributions of home care providers nationwide and inspire outreach to communities, media, and policymakers. National Care at Home Month is spearheaded by the newly formed National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), bringing […]
Read MoreHome Health Quality Reporting Update
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notifications to home health agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) requirements for calendar year (CY) 2025 Annual Payment Update (APU). Non-compliance notifications will be distributed by the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and will be […]
Read MoreHome Health Telehealth Services During an Inpatient Stay
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS) has issued Change Request (CR) 13815 that revises Medicare claims editing to allow non-paid telehealth visits to be reported while a beneficiary is hospitalized. Medicare beneficiaries cannot be inpatients in a hospital or skilled nursing facility and receive home health care simultaneously. If a home health […]
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