Home Health Groupings Model
NAHC’s 2018 Legislative Blueprint Now Online
As part of its ongoing annual practice of revising and updating policy positions and priorities in the legislative arena, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice has finalized this year’s version of the NAHC Legislative Blueprint. Updating the document is a multi-step process taking into account feedback from NAHC membership, state associations and the […]
Read MoreCMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum Notes (Feb. 28, 2018)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum on February 28, 2018. A summary of the call is below. HOSPICE Electronic submission of the Notice of Election (NOE) – Several problems were identified with electronic submission of the NOE (for previous NAHC coverage click here), […]
Read MoreHHGM TEP Materials Now Available, Usability Study for Home Care Nurses
Abt Associates convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) on February 1, 2018 to collect perspectives, feedback, and recommendations from a wide variety of industry experts and representatives regarding the public comments received on the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM), as described in the CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Proposed Rule (82 […]
Read MoreTrump Budget Calls for Cuts to Home Health, Medicare and Medicaid
President Donald Trump’s 2019 federal budget, entitled “Efficient, Effective, Accountable,” calls for cuts to home health, as well as hundreds of billions in spending reductions to Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade, and repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Under a section entitled “Implement a More Accurate Payment System for Home Health,” the budget […]
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