Congress Debates Bill to Automate Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans

Recently the House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee convened for a hearing on utilization management and barriers to care in small medical practices. In particular this hearing focused on the application of prior authorization within Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the associated challenges faced by patients and providers of services due to prior authorization requirements. […]

NAHC Webinar: Why Medicare Advantage Should be on the Hospice Radar Screen

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present a new webinar, Why Medicare Advantage Should be on the Hospice Radar Screen, Part III. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time. REGISTER NOW! Recent growth in Medicare Advantage penetration, and rules that […]

How Home Health Agencies Can Succeed with Medicare Advantage

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present a new educational webinar in the HHFMA Webinar Series entitled “Success Under Medicare Advantage for Home Health, Part 2.” This webinar, which is free for NAHC members and only $100 for non-members, will air live from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern on Thursday, […]

Understand What Medicare Advantage Means for Your Agency

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present a critical new webinar, Medicare Advantage Overview for Home Health, to explain what Medicare Advantage is and what it means for your home health agency. This webinar from the Home Health Financial Management Association (HHFMA) will be live from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM […]

NAHC’s Dombi: CMS Needs to ‘Back Off’ RAP Proposal, PDGM Assumptions

Hospice Leaders Question Value of Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In (NAHC Quoted)

Don’t Miss this Webinar on Proposed Hospice Payment Rule and Medicare Advantage

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will hold a webinar to address the big concerns in hospice today – the proposed FY2020 hospice payment rule and plans to “test” hospice aspart of the Medicare Advantage benefit package starting in 2021. This webinar, Key Issues in Hospice Policy: The Proposed FY2020 Hospice Payment Rule […]

Can’t-Miss Webinar on Proposed Hospice Payment Rule and Medicare Advantage

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will hold a webinar to address the big concerns in hospice today – the proposed FY2020 hospice payment rule and plans to “test” hospice aspart of the Medicare Advantage benefit package starting in 2021. This webinar, Key Issues in Hospice Policy: The Proposed FY2020 Hospice Payment […]

MedPAC Examines Payment Based on Value and Patients’ Functional Status

A meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Council (MedPAC) earlier this month evaluated the application of patient functional status in payment adjustment, provider performance, and the establishment of plans of care. This presentation by MedPAC evaluated the quality of the data submitted by providers and was a follow-up to a past session on patient assessment […]

CMS Gives Early Plans for Testing Hospice in Medicare Advantage

–Opportunities for Stakeholder Input, Additional Details Expected Over Coming Months On April 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a one-hour webinar during which officials from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovations (CMMI) provided a “first look” at plans for a test program under which Medicare Advantage (MA) plans participating in […]

CMS Hospice Webinar: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Design Model

The Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Model team of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will present an important new webinar, Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model – Hospice Intervention, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT. The webinar will provide an overview of the model’s main goals and […]

Home Health and Hospice Advocates Gather for March on Washington 2019

Home health and hospice leaders from Maine to Hawaii gathered in our nation’s capital for the annual March on Washington and a lively and informative discussion of the top policy issues facing the community today and the days ahead. Leaders from the Forum of State Associations heard presentations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]