Home Health Care Policies: Referrals and Kickbacks
Home Health Care Policies- Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals has put the spotlight on the methods home health providers conduct and compensate for referrals. The courts have stated that many may be at risk of violating the Anti-Kickback statute.
On February 10, the U.S. Court of...
Home Health Care Policies - CMS Effort to Improve Care for Nursing Facility Residents
Home Health Care Policies: CMS Launches New Effort to Improve Care for Nursing Facility ResidentsNew payment model test for nursing facility care aims to reduce avoidable hospitalizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced it will test whether a new...
Home Health Care Policies - Elder Care Options for Full Time Employees
Home Health Care Policies: Employers Begin Addressing the Needs of Employees Responsible for Elder Care
As a larger amount of the population continues to age, planning for the methods and costs of care by loved ones is an increasingly vital task. As it turns out, many employers are...
Home Health Care Policies: Competitive bidding program shows successful results
Home Health Care Policies: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the new single payment amounts and began sending contract offers to successful bidders for Medicare’s Round 2 Recompete and the national mail-order recompete Durable Medical Equipment,...
Home Health Care Policies: Skilled Nursing Facility Utilization and Payment Data
Home Health Care Policies: The Skilled Nursing Facility Utilization and Payment Public Use File (SNF PUF) contains information on utilization, payments, and submitted charges organized by provider, state, and resource utilization group (RUG). The data include information on 15,055...
