Home Health Care

APRIL 11, 2024

In the case of Amedisys, regulators are likely spending more time evaluating industry-competition ramifications because UnitedHealth Group and Optum acquired one of Amedisys’ largest competitors, LHC Group, at the beginning of 2023. It also would make Optum a hospice leader – and I question just how valuable that is for UnitedHealth Group.

Medicare 57

Medicare Regulations Hospice Care Accountability 57

Home Health Care

MARCH 11, 2025

The hearing centered on concerns regarding proposed budget cuts to Medicaid and their potential impact on the quality of care patients receive in the future. million seniors and individuals with disabilities, and that care is now on the chopping block. Home-based care isnt just for those actively dying, he said.

Home Care 98

Home Care Medicaid Rehabilitation Medicare 98

NASHP

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care October 25, 2021 / by Salom Teshale, Kitty Purington, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Mia Antezzo. Comprehensive care coordination. billion on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) per year. Assessment and management of pain and other symptoms.

Medicaid 102

Medicaid Hospice Care Regulations Integration 102

Home Health Care

APRIL 11, 2025

Home-based care providers that also offer hospice services face a proposed 2.4% Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday announced its proposed hospice payment rule featuring the payment increase, which was lower than the 2.9% hike the agency approved in its 2025 final rule.

Hospice Care 52

Hospice Care Regulations Medicare Medicaid 52

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Not just the legislative passage, but also to convince the regulators to step back from their proposal. That focus on home care was home- and community-based services, be it Medicaid or otherwise, and a focus also on the workforce. It turned out to be fun. ” CMS has the power to do that on its own.

Medicare 113

Medicare Home Care Medicaid Regulations 113

Home Health Care

APRIL 20, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making ownership data for all Medicare-certified home health and hospice agencies publicly available. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the news early Thursday.

Hospice Care 98

Hospice Care Medicare Medicaid Nursing 98

Sheppard Health Law

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition to funding, the Act modifies certain telehealth provisions, expands and extends components of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and supports initiatives within the behavioral health and substance use treatment spaces. Recertification of Eligibility for Hospice Care. Medicaid & CHIP Adjustments.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Medicaid Medicare Hospitals 52

Icanotes

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our electronic health record (EHR) solution can help you achieve compliance with various federal and state regulations that govern patient privacy and personal data, including: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. With ICANotes, you can reduce your documentation time without compromising the accuracy of your therapy notes.

Accountability 89

Accountability Prevention Private Practices Regulations 89

Home Health Care

JANUARY 21, 2025

The optimistic note is that a lot of the positive things that have happened in health care over the last 30 years have happened under a Republican Congress, a Republican administration or both, Banach told Home Health Care News. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the Obama administration.

Law Firms 109

Law Firms Medicare Hospice Care Medicaid 109

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

They argued the procedures were done needlessly, in keeping with a corporate strategy to maximize profits by overtreating kids from lower-income families enrolled in Medicaid. Federal regulators, meanwhile, are almost blind to the incursion, since private equity typically acquires practices and hospitals below the regulatory radar.

Doctors 145

Doctors Tricare Medical Services Medicaid 145

KHN

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

They argued the procedures were done needlessly, in keeping with a corporate strategy to maximize profits by overtreating kids from lower-income families enrolled in Medicaid. Federal regulators, meanwhile, are almost blind to the incursion, since private equity typically acquires practices and hospitals below the regulatory radar.

Doctors 52

Doctors Tricare Medical Services Medicaid 52