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Home Health Care Policies: 19.1 million additional people expected to enroll in Medicare over next 11 years
Home Health Care Policies: 2014-2024 Projections of National Health Expenditures Data Released
Guide to 2016 Presidential Budget for Home Health Policies
The Kaiser Family Foundation has published a report this week outlining the major Medicare-related budgetary changes in the President’s budget for FY2016. Major key points of the budget included reductions to Medicare spending by $423 billion between 2016 and 2025. The summary provided...
Report: Temporary Home Health Care Jobs Increasing
According to a recent Forbes article, the amount of home health aids hired as temporary employees is expected to increase significantly over the next four years.
Home Health Care Policies: New Home Health Compare Star Ratings
Home Health Care Policies: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the first time published star ratings on Home Health Compare, CMS’s public information website for Home Health Agencies. Star ratings can help consumers more quickly identify differences in quality...
Home Health Care Policies: New Technology Halts Millions in Improper Medicare Payments
CMS cutting-edge technology identifies & prevents $820 million in improper Medicare payments in first three years The Fraud Prevention System is one part of the administration’s effort to protect the Medicare Trust Fund
Home Health Care Policies - 2015 Home Health Face to Face Requirements
Home Health Care Policies- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized clarifications and revisions to policies regarding physician certification and recertification of patient eligibility for Medicare home health services in the CY 2015 HH PPS final rule which was...
Home Health Care Policies: NAHC Responds to FY2016 Hospice Payment Rules
Home Health Care Policies: On April 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed rule governing payment and policy changes for the 2016 fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015. The proposed rule contains numerous policy changes in the hospice arena as...
