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NAHC to CMS: Stop Home Health Cuts Now
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) have written a letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), highlighting the threat that CMS’ CY 2024 reimbursement proposals for Medicare home health agencies (HHAs) pose to beneficiary access to the Medicare […]
Read MoreHome Health Leaders Applaud Bipartisan Introduction of the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (the Partnership) today commended Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) for introducing Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2023 to safeguard access to essential home-based, clinically advanced healthcare services by preventing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
Read MoreNAHC: CMS Bases Payments on Therapy Utilization Despite Law
In response to a requirement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) presented data used to determine Medicare home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2023, including the permanent and temporary rate adjustments calculated under the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) “budget neutrality” requirements. Also required […]
Read MoreYou Need to Register for this CMS Webinar on PDGM
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT REGISTER Free to all Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Behavior Change Recap, 60-Day Episode Construction Overview, and Payment Rate Development Webinar ATTENTION all NAHC members! It is critical that you, and, if possible, multiple people in your organization, register […]
Read MoreYou Need to Register for this CMS Webinar on PDGM
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT REGISTER Free to all Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Behavior Change Recap, 60-Day Episode Construction Overview, and Payment Rate Development Webinar ATTENTION all NAHC members! It is critical that you, and, if possible, multiple people in your organization, […]
Read MoreSummary of the Recent CMS Open Door Forum
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum on February 23, 2023. The summary of the Forum applicable to home health and hospice providers is below. HOME HEALTH CMS PDGM Data Transparency and Stakeholder Feedback CMS officials announced a webinar scheduled for Wednesday, March 29 […]
Read MoreCMS Final CY2023 Home Health Rule: Slightly Modified But Home Health Access Risks Remain
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2023. As usual, the rule also includes a hodgepodge of non-rate related proposals as well. This article provides a summary of the Final Rule. NAHC will be providing more detail over the next week […]
Read MoreFight for Home Health Care & Hospice in DC!
Wednesday, September 14 REGISTER (required) Today is the last day to sign up (registration above) to join NAHC and your fellow home care and hospice professionals who will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, September 14th, to advocate to Congress for some of the biggest issues facing the industry right now. Home health providers are facing […]
Read MoreKey Home Health Legislation Builds Support in Congress
Send a message to Congress now! Help us build even more support The Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022 (S. 4605/H.R. 8581), a top NAHC Advocacy priority, is building momentum and adding supporters from both parties in both houses of Congress over the past week. As you probably know, this legislation would prevent the […]
Read MorePrivate Duty Should Care About CMS Rate Cuts
GO HERE to tell your members of Congress to support this critical legislation! Big win for NAHC Advocacy & home health providers & patients! In June the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed rule for home health services for CY2023. As part of their proposal they called for a 7.69 percent reduction […]
Read MorePrivate Duty Should Care About CMS Rate Cuts
GO HERE to tell your members of Congress to support this critical legislation! Big win for NAHC Advocacy & home health providers & patients! In June the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed rule for home health services for CY2023. As part of their proposal they called for a 7.69 percent reduction […]
Read MoreLegislation to Stop Home Health Rate Cuts Introduced in House of Reps
GO HERE to tell your members of Congress to support this critical legislation! Big win for NAHC Advocacy & home health providers & patients! Legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives to prevent cuts to the Medicare Home Health payment rate as proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in their […]
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