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Home Healthcare Policies- CMS Announces Enhanced Medication Therapy Management

CMS announces Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management Model Model’s goal is to improve care, reduce costs in Medicare

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 28, 2015

Many Homebound Seniors Not Receiving Home Health Care

A recent study has shown that a very large percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that are homebound are not receiving home care or other similar medical services. This indicates a broad market of seniors that may not be receiving the kinds of home care services that could be beneficial...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 25, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: Medicare Advantage Premiums Remain Stable

Home Health Care Policies - Medicare Advantage premiums remain stable; enrollment at all-time high Seniors and people with disabilities will have continued access to a wide range of Medicare health and drug plans in 2016

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 23, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model

Home Health Care Policies: Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 21, 2015

Home Health Management: Hospice Chains Growing

Home Health Management- Recently, a new study has found that hospices are becoming an increasingly profitable business model. In fact, hospices are transforming into a large industry filled with multi-chain and multi-state networks. A new study conducted recently has confirmed that...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 18, 2015

Home Health Care Policies: Bundled Payments Info for Care Improvement Initiative

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Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 16, 2015

Home Health Care Policies - Medication Management Examined

Home Health Care Policies - MacMaster University in Canada has recently released a new study, led by Robby Nieuwlaat, showing that half of patients do not take their medications as prescribed, despite any med teaching interventions that may be in place. Non-adherence to the prescribed...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 14, 2015

Home Health and Assisted Living Care Costs Compared

A report recently published by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that payments via Medicare for hospice services in assisted living facilities have increased nearly twofold in the past five years when cared to other options such as home health...

Posted by Nathan Hope on Sep 11, 2015