Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: What Home Health Agencies Need to Know
The Difference Between Medicare and Medicare Advantage In this blog post, we explore the differences between Medicare and Medicare Advantage coverages and, most importantly, how to not lose money when dealing…
End of Public Health Emergency (PHE): May 11
The nation’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is coming to an end May 11, according to an announcement made Jan. 30 by the Biden administration.
CMS publishes hospice survey changes with guidelines for surveyor training
After months of anticipation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just made available revisions to Hospice-Appendix M of the State Operations Manual (SOM) and the Hospice Basic…
PHE extended for another 90 days
Home health, hospice and other healthcare providers will be allowed to operate under COVID-19 waivers and flexibilities well into 2023, as the nation’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has been extended…
Meet the man whose team leads the nation in preparation of Medicare cost reports for home health
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Home health and hospice agencies anticipating tighter margins next year are considering how to overcome a skinny Medicare reimbursement rate, inflationary costs for labor, fuel, and supplies, and the financial…
Interim managers fill gap in tight labor market
New solution emerging for leader shortage in home-based careSome economic indicators are cautiously pointing to an abatement of The Great Resignation, the nation’s mass employment exodus that has reshuffled the…
CMS Issues Final Rule For Home Health
CMS issues final rule for home health In a move many home health providers are viewing as more treat than a trick, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…