telehealth
MedPAC Recommends 20 Percent Cut to Hospice Aggregate Cap
Payment Freeze, Aggregate Cap and Telehealth Visit Reporting Highlighted Late last week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an advisory body to the U.S. Congress, verbally approved the following recommendations, with a formal vote will be taken at a January meeting: For fiscal year (FY) 2023, the Congress should eliminate the update to the 2022 Medicare […]
Read MoreHome Care & Hospice Advocates: Mobilize for these 4 Priorities!
NAHC advocates for home care, home health, and hospice patients and providers every day, but there is nothing like “people power” to motivate our elected representatives to action. Your phone calls, emails, and social media posts directed at members of Congress really do make a difference. Every congressional office closely monitors messages from constituents and […]
Read MoreThe Pandemic Made Telemedicine an Instant Hit. Patients and Providers Feel the Growing Pains.
Crystal Joseph pays for two telemedicine video services to ensure that her small therapy practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, can always connect with its clients. She’s been burned before. During one hours-long service outage of SimplePractice in late May, PsycYourMind, which offers mental health counseling and group sessions for Black patients, lost about $600 because […]
Read MoreKey Telehealth Bill Introduced in Congress
A bipartisan and bicameral group of legislators has introduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) Act of 2021 (S. 1512/H.R. 2903) in Congress. The CONNECT Act includes a variety of provisions. Those with direct impact to home care and hospice providers follow are, as follows: Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
Read MoreKey Telehealth Bill Introuced in Congress
GO HERE to to Tell Congress to Provide Reimbursement for Telehealth Services! Takes only a few seconds! A bipartisan group of legislators in the House of Representatives has introduced legislation to provide reimbursement for telehealth services in the Medicare Home Health benefit. Introduced as H.R. 3371, the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act is […]
Read MoreFuture of Telehealth Expansion Debated in Congress
During an April 28 hearing of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Health earlier this week, numerous lawmakers from both sides of the aisle highlighted the value Medicare telehealth flexibilities have provided during the pandemic, especially their impact on the ability to receive care in the home, and expressed interest in supporting policies to expand […]
Read MoreNAHC Advocacy Alert: Join the Fight for Telehealth Reimbursement
GO HERE to tell Congress to provide reimbursement for telehealth services READ THIS FACT SHEET on the issue On Thursday, April 22, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, to provide reimbursement to providers for telehealth services in the Medicare Home Health benefit. While the concept of allowing reimbursement for telehealth […]
Read MoreKey Telehealth Bill Introduced in Senate
HEAT Act is a key NAHC priority this year A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced legislation on Thursday, April 22, to provide reimbursement to providers for telehealth services in the Medicare Home Health benefit. Introduced as S. 1309, the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act is a top 2021 legislative priority for […]
Read MoreOIG Adds 2 Home Health Items to Work Plan
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced two new items of interest to NAHC home health members. One is an audit of home health telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and the second is a report on the challenges faced by home health agencies in responding to the PHE and the […]
Read MoreA Look Ahead: Home Care and Hospice Advocacy in 2021
With the 2020 elections well in the rear-view and the seating of the new Congress and the inauguration of the 46th President fast approaching, our nation’s Capital is gearing up for what is increasingly looking like an active 2021. Traditionally, a new administration views the first 100 days of their taking office as the window […]
Read MoreMajor Home Health Telehealth Bill Introduced in Congress
Top NAHC Advocacy Priority GO HERE to fight for reimbursement for telehealth services Home health champions Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Representatives Roger Marshall (R-KS), Terri Sewell (D-AL), who led on the PDGM behavioral assumption proposal in 2019, Jodey Arrington (R-TX), and Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced on Friday, October 23, the Home Health Emergency Access […]
Read MoreCMS Announces New Federal Funding to Support Transition from Nursing Homes to Community
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Wednesday, September 23, the availability of up to $165 million in supplemental funding to states currently operating Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration programs in 33 states. This funding will help state Medicaid programs jump-start efforts to transition individuals with disabilities and older adults from […]
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