public health emergency
Public Health Emergency Extended 90 Days
The Biden administration has renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has been in effect since January 27, 2020 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The Department of Health & Human Services released the following statement on Friday afternoon, July 15: As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]
Read MorePrivate Duty Home Care Deserves Provider Relief
The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund has been a lifesaver to thousands of health care providers across the country. Through the fund distributions, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been able to stabilize access to care during the Public Health Emergency and help preserve the health care infrastructure for the post-pandemic future. We very […]
Read MorePrivate Duty Home Care Deserves Provider Relief
The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund has been a lifesaver to thousands of health care providers across the country. Through the fund distributions, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been able to stabilize access to care during the Public Health Emergency and help preserve the health care infrastructure for the post-pandemic future. […]
Read MoreU.S. Renews Public Health Emergency Again
On Wednesday, April 13, Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has been in effect since January 27, 2020 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation […]
Read MoreU.S. Renews Public Health Emergency Again
On Wednesday, April 13, Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has been in effect since January 27, 2020 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation […]
Read MoreU.S. Renews Public Health Emergency Again
On Wednesday, April 13, Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has been in effect since January 27, 2020 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation […]
Read MoreNAHC to Congress: Extend Medicare Sequester Moratorium This Month
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), joined by a group of likeminded organizations, has written to congressional leaders to urge them to extend the current two percent Medicare sequester moratorium for the duration of the COVID-19 PHE, and to take action before April 1 when sequestration is scheduled to resume. NAHC appreciates the […]
Read MoreNAHC to Congress: Extend Medicare Sequester Moratorium This Month
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), joined by a group of likeminded organizations, has written to congressional leaders to urge them to extend the current two percent Medicare sequester moratorium for the duration of the COVID-19 PHE, and to take action before April 1 when sequestration is scheduled to resume. NAHC appreciates the […]
Read MoreU.S. Renews Public Health Emergency Again
On October 15, Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra renewed the Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has been in effect since January 27, 2020 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. As a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with […]
Read MoreCMS Launches New Tool to Compare Nursing Home Vaccination Rates
Hospice organizations provide a significant level of services to nursing facility patients and have experienced numerous challenges throughout the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency delivering care to nursing home patients. Therefore, NAHC believes hospice providers might be interested in recent action taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide public access to […]
Read MoreCMS to Proceeed with Targeted Probe and Educate
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided to continue to proceed with the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) medical review, which they resumed on September 1, 2021. (Please see NAHC Report CMS Resumes Targeted Probe & Educate.) Although, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) have been conducting limited medical review since August 2020, a […]
Read MoreCMS Proposes Payment Rate Update to Home Health in 2022
Proposal to expand HHVBP demonstration nationwide 4.36% behavioral adjustment remains The 2022 proposed Medicare home health rates represent a simple inflation rate update, a proposal to recalibrate the case mix weights while maintaining the Low Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) threshold amounts. A scheduled phasing-out of the rural add-on, and the continuation of outlier payment standards, with […]
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