NAHC, NHPCO Sign Letter Of Intent To Potentially Combine

NAHC leaders underscore concern with hospice doc provision in final rule

Your Help Needed to Improve Worker Safety

Workforce safety is important to all employers.  As anyone reading or listening to the news knows, violence has increased in the world, and violence again all health care workers has increased as well. NAHC recognizes that the potential dangers of working in the home has been a hidden issue for many, and with the help […]

Future In Focus: Jennifer Sheets, Board Member, National Association For Home Care & Hospice, Research Institute For Home Care

NAHC & NHPCO Boards Agree to Pursue Creation of a New, Combined Organization

The Boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization to combine the strengths of both NAHC and NHPCO and better serve members with a unified voice on behalf of the […]

Hospice Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Notifications

The Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are providing notifications to hospices that were determined to be out of compliance with Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) requirements for calendar year (CY) 2022, which will affect their fiscal year (FY) 2024 Annual Payment Update (APU). The MACs began distributing the non-compliance notifications via hospices’ CASPER folders in QIES […]

As health care moves into the home, do we have enough workers?

What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Agencies on New Program Integrity Rules

Help NAHC Support the Preserving Access to Home Health Act

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to remedy past and prevent future cuts to the Medicare Home Health payment model. Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 (HR 5159) last week as a companion bill of the same name (S. 2137) introduced in the Senate by […]

Home Health Agency PEPPER Available

The Q4CY22 release of the Home Health Agency (HHA) Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is now available for download through the PEPPER Resources Portal. To obtain the HHA PEPPER: Go to the HHA “Training and Resources” page to register for a live webinar that will occur on August 8 at 3 p.m. ET. […]

CY2024 Physician Rule Proposes Further Part D/EPCS Changes and Adds MFT and MHC to Hospice Personnel under CoPs

Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Section 2003 of the SUPPORT Act (Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment) mandates that, effective January 1, 2021, controlled substances covered under Medicare Part D must be prescribed electronically. The requirement for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) likely impacts many palliative care programs and can also […]

Reimagine Home health & Hospice: Uncover Emerging Tools and Trends

The 2023 Home Care and Hospice Conference & Expo is your one-stop-shop event for uncovering emerging tools and trends in the industry. Join over one thousand leading home health, hospice, private duty, and business innovators for three days of learning and connecting. Past attendees and industry partners rave about the takeaways, like applicable solutions or a list […]